What We Lose by Distorting the Mission of the National Guard

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/31/25 at 6:00am

A compact that has defined the National Guards legitimacy for generations is being shattered

The Enemy That Hegseth and Trump Insist on Honoring

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/31/25 at 5:00am

The US won the Civil War So why is the administration so keen on the Confederate side

How the American Political Landscape Changed

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/30/25 at 8:00am

Washington Post correspondent Dan Balz reflects on his careerand what his reporting reveals about politics today

On the Brink of Adulthood

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/30/25 at 8:00am

Colleges are changing but the college experience isnt going anywhere

Sports Statues Dont Have to Be Ugly

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/30/25 at 7:00am

A beautiful sculpture honoring the tennis great Arthur Ashe highlights how disappointing tributes to Dwyane Wade and others have been

Trumps Order Against Flag-Burning Will Backfire

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/30/25 at 7:00am

The president hates flag-burning but he just made it harder to prosecute

Yes Cash Transfers Work

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/30/25 at 6:31am

Money alleviates poverty Its not complicated

The Republican Who Isnt Afraid to Hear From His Constituents

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/30/25 at 6:00am

A lawmaker from Missouri bucked his party and held 15 public events this week Heres what he heard

Austin Butler Is Too Charming for This

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 4:35pm

The crime thriller Caught Stealing is a throwback to a gritty bygone erawith none of the pathos

The Art of the Crypto Deal

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 4:16pm

Trump and his team are finding new ways to dress up the same old playbook

Show Me the Person and Ill Show You the Crime

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 4:00pm

Mortgage fraud is bad but digging up dirt to target political opponents is worse

AI Has Broken High School and College

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 1:16pm

A conversation between Ian Bogost and Lila Shroff about how school has turned into a free-for-all

A Postcard From an Occupied Washington

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 12:46pm

The presence of the National Guard on the streets of DC has terrified some relieved others and left even the troops themselves confused

The Golden Age of Online Shopping Is Over

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 12:16pm

Buying goods from international sellers has been cheap and easyuntil now

MAGA Has a New Favorite Slogan

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 12:16pm

Donald Trump and his allies would like to remind you that no one is above the law

Why Miriam Toews Writes

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 11:15am

The Canadian novelists new memoir reckons with the deaths of her father and sisterand examines the forces that made her an author

The Trump Administration Will Automate Health Inequities

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 8:44am

By gatekeeping health data the AI Action Plan risks hardwiring bias into the future of American medicine

The Music of Millennial Idealism

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 8:00am

A new book shows how indie rock shaped a generations listening preferences with lasting effects

A Terrible Week for Pumpkin Spice

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 6:30am

Tariffs are coming for the flavor of fall

Photos of the Week Night Surfing Load Testing Tomato Fight

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 6:00am

The Little League World Series in Pennsylvania a giant dust storm in Phoenix a grape harvest in France a grizzly bear in Yellowstone Nationa...

Ukraines Fight Is Far From Over

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/29/25 at 5:00am

Documenting Russias occupation of Ukraine from the ground

President Homelander

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/28/25 at 4:43pm

Donald Trump believes he can do whatever he wantsand his followers are determined to prove him right

Who Wants to Work for ICE They Do

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/28/25 at 3:41pm

At a busy hiring expo in Texas new recruits answer Trumps call

It Feels Like the CDC Is Over

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/28/25 at 2:10pm

The CDCs departing leaders discuss the agencys futureor lack thereof

An Analog Solution for Mindful Living

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/28/25 at 1:19pm

Poetry tracks our most important databut not with the intention of creating an optimized version of a human

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