A fake image of The Atlantic shared by Elon Musk draws condemnation from the magazine
The statement did not mention Musk by name. In a statement to NBC News, a spokesperson for The Atlantic condemned sharing ...
Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.
The Civil War
On the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, we present this commemorative issue featuring Atlantic stories by Mark Twain, Henry James, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne, ...
July/August 2022
How animals perceive the world, a return to Chagos, Steve Bannon, and a mad hunt for Civil War gold. Plus Jack White, how the U.S. has no nuclear strategy, dad rage, Ulysses at 100, one family’s doll ...
Just Be Anxious About the Election
Americans are anxious about the election. The American Psychological Association’s annual Stress in America survey found that ...
The Least-Loved Type of Memoir
Political autobiographies are usually dreck, but some rise above their genre. This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our ...
The Death of American Exceptionalism
Despite being unrealistic, such beliefs have benefits: Overly positive people are happier, cope better with adversity, and ...
‘Okay, I Will Join the Marines’
The story of Lefty Leflar, who died earlier this month, epitomizes the experience of countless young Americans for whom the ...