The Fourteenth Amendment Fantasy
The Constitution won’t disqualify Trump from running. The only real-world way of stopping him is through the ballot box.
It’s a Weird Time for Driverless Cars
The robotaxis now hitting American streets are troubling and amazing all at once.
The Final Days
Joe Biden was determined to get out of Afghanistan—no matter the cost.
Talking the AI Talk
Corporate America is leaning into the most promising trend in tech.
This Is Going to Be a Mess
Trump could become the presumptive GOP nominee in the 2024 election at the same time as his lawyers are in court for his trial for seeking to steal the last election.
What Adults Forget About Friendship
Just catching up can feel stale. Playing and wasting time together like kids do are how you make memories.
The Most Believable Reality TV Is Set on Mars
Stars on Mars—a show about celebrities solving made-up problems in space—gets one thing about astronaut missions very, very right.
Should We All Be Eating Like The Rock?
Some researchers say Americans should eat double or triple the protein recommended by government guidelines.
What Your Insurer Is Trying to Tell You About Climate Change
Insurers are trying to send a message. The government is trying to suppress it.
Dear Therapist: I Feel Tremendously Guilty for Not Taking Care of My Aging, Alcoholic Mother
Distancing myself from her was heart-wrenching. It was also the healthiest choice.
The Blurb Problem Keeps Getting Worse
Publishing has come to depend on fawning endorsements, but not every title can be electrifying, essential, and revelatory.
The Atlantic Presents: SHORTER STORIES
Six stories from a thrilling array of voices
Opening Up the Hip-Hop Vault
Some recent celebrations of the art form ruthlessly prune its complex history.
The Jacksonville Killer Wanted Everyone to Know His Message of Hate
He didn’t want to merely murder people; he wanted to do so with the attention of the world.
Bertrande de Rols
A poem for Sunday
The Source of TV as We Now Know It
Entertainment musts from Hanna Rosin
America Is Finally Spilling Its Shipwreck Secrets
Historic shipwrecks are under threat from scallop nets. The first step is telling fishermen where they are.
The ‘Transcendent Tastelessness’ of MySpace
A new oral history explores how the platform pushed a generation of teens to find their loudest selves.
A Democratic Senator Defends ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’
A hit country artist offended progressives who couldn’t recognize his song as a primal cry of pain.
The GOP Denouncement—And Defense—Of Donald Trump
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, August 25, 2023
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