Technology
The Atlantic
Power Causes Brain Damage
Over time, leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise.
8 min |
July/August 2017
The Atlantic
The Plan to End Europe
Why does Donald Trump want to undo the post–World War II order?
8 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Jet-Age Chic
Eero Saarinen’s soaring TWA terminal was an icon of mid-century cool. Now it’s being reincarnated as an airport hotel.
4 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Apps for Refugees
How technology helps in a humanitarian crisis
5 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
How Late-Night Comedy Fueled the Rise of Trump
A MONTH AFTER the election, Trevor Noah, the host of The Daily Show, published an op-ed in The New York Times that sought to position himself and his show as instruments of healing in a broken land.
10 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Mexico's Revenge
By antagonizing the U.S.’s neighbor to the south, Donald Trump has made the classic bully’s error: He has underestimated his victim. On issues ranging from counterterrorism to China, the Mexican response could be devastating.
10+ min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Conservatism Without Bigotry
Republicans must reckon with their policies’ racial effects. That would be more likely if liberals stopped carelessly crying racist.
10+ min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
Can Unions Stop The Far Right?
If it weren’t for working-class voters, Germany’s recent election could have been a lot worse.
8 min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
The Odyssey And The Other
What the epic can teach about encounters with strangers abroad and at home
9 min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
Boycott The Gop
The party is now a threat to the constitutional order. Even conservatives must vote against Republicans at every opportunity.
9 min |
March 2018
The Atlantic
Building A Better Office
WeWork thinks it’s optimized the workplace for creativity and productivity. Has it?
10 min |
March 2018
The Atlantic
Pop Culture's Failure To Rage
Why songs and TV shows are full of postelection angst about feeling impotent, complicit, despondent— and what a more constructive future of protest art might look like
10+ min |
June 2018
The Atlantic
The Lessons Of Henry Kissinger
The legendary and controversial statesman criticizes the Obama Doctrine, talks about the main challenges for the next president, and explains how to avoid war with China.
10+ min |
December 2016
The Atlantic
The Mystery of Why People Go Missing in Alaska
Two families, two bodies, and a wilderness of secrets.
10+ min |
April 2016
The Atlantic
Is the American Idea Over?
Not yet—but it has precious few supporters on either the left or the right.
8 min |
November 2017
The Atlantic
The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans
Nearly half of Americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an emergency. I’m one of them.
10+ min |
May 2016
The Atlantic
Why Luck Matters More Than You Might Think
The luckiest people overlook their good fortune. This is bad news for us all.
10 min |
May 2016
The Atlantic
Is Grit Overrated? The Downside of Persistence
The psychologist Angela Duckworth argues that dogged, single-minded persistence is a key to career success—but it carries downsides, too.
9 min |
May 2016
The Atlantic
How to Reverse Citizens United
What campaign-finance reformers can learn from the NRA.
8 min |
April 2016
The Atlantic
The Electric Surge of Miles Davis
The Electric Surge of Miles Davis How his highest-wattage phase secured his legacy—and ultimately burned him out.
6 min |
July - August 2016
The Atlantic
The Nancy Pelosi Problem
The first female speaker of the House has become the most effec tive congressional leader of modern times—and, not coincidentally, the most vilified.
7 min |
April 2018
The Atlantic
Where Fantasy Meets Black Lives Matter
A much-anticipated young-adult debut taps into a tradition of speculative fiction rooted in African culture.
6 min |
April 2018
The Atlantic
The Poet Laureate Of Englishness
Revisiting A. E. Housman in the age of Brexit
7 min |
October 2017
The Atlantic
What Lies Beneath
Buried deep under an island in the Baltic, the world’s first permanent nuclear-waste repository is nearing completion. If all goes according to plan, future generations may not know it’s there.
4 min |
October 2017
The Atlantic
The First White President
DONALD TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY IS PREDICATED NEARLY ENTIRELY ON THE NEGATION OF A BLACK PRESIDENT. AND THE CONSTITUENCIES HE HAS ACTIVATED ARE NOT GOING AWAY.
10+ min |
October 2017
The Atlantic
Reality's End
The current era of “fake news” may soon seem quaint. Video manipulation is eroding society’s ability to agree on what’s true—or what’s even real.
8 min |
May 2018
The Atlantic
Measles As Metaphor
What the disease’s return tells us about America’s ailing culture.
10 min |
August 2019
The Atlantic
Carry Me Back
Race, history, and memories of a Virginia girlhood.
10+ min |
August 2019
The Atlantic
The Martyr And The Pope
What The Canonization Of scar Romero Says About The Catholic Church And Its Embattled Leader
10+ min |
November 2018
The Atlantic
Can We Build Ethical A.I?
A.I. will solve some of our biggest problems. How do we stop it from creating new ones?
2 min |