The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
A virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right.
June 2026
In This Issue
The men who don't want women to vote, a venture-capital populist, Karl Lagerfeld's feline heir, and new fiction by Stephen King. Plus the Indianapolis Clowns, how to win on Jeopardy, Lee Friedlander, heartland rock, Denyce Graves, Elizabeth Strout, alien conspiracy theories, the U.S. centennial, and more.
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The Richest Cat in the World
Did Karl Lagerfeld really leave millions to his blue-cream Birman, Choupette?
The Venture-Capital Populist
How David Sacks and the new tech right went full MAGA and captured Washington
The Savannah Bananas Bring Back a Negro Leagues Team
The organization is best known for its dance numbers and trick plays. Now it’s reviving one of the most entertaining—and controversial—franchises in baseball history.
Fiction: Dinah’s Hat
A short story
Dispatches
Illustration by Ben Hickey I Remember America Before the Measles Vaccine
And I wish Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did too.
Illustration by Igor Bastidas The Secret to Winning on Jeopardy
Know a little about a lot.
© 2026 Lee Friedlander Lee Friedlander’s America
The photographer spent decades meandering across the country with his camera. What was he looking for?
Culture & Critics
Painting by Aryo Toh Djojo The Truth Is Still Out There
Why Americans remain convinced that the government is hiding an alien conspiracy
Illustration by Nada Hayek The Lost Idealism of Heartland Rock
The genre of Bob Seger and John Mellencamp reached across the ideological spectrum in a way that seems unimaginable today.
Tristan Spinski / The Washington Post / Getty The Secret of Elizabeth Strout’s Appeal
How she writes best sellers that are also critical darlings
DEA / Biblioteca Ambrosiana / Getty A Perfect Gilded Age Confection
How America celebrated its 100th birthday
Illustration by Debra Cartwright. Source: Jack Vartoogian / Getty. Denyce Graves’s Second Act
Denyce Graves is retiring from performing after a career as one of opera’s leading women. But there’s more work for her to do.
Departments
The Atlantic The Commons: ‘The Destruction of the Civil Service Is Our National Loss’
Readers respond to our February 2026 issue and more.
The Atlantic Caleb's Inferno: June 2026
A devilish crossword puzzle
Poetry
Illustration by Lucy Murray Willis
