
The Atlantic Festival Expands to New York City this September
Plus: “On the Future: An Atlantic Festival Event,” happening in Washington, D.C., in April

Plus: “On the Future: An Atlantic Festival Event,” happening in Washington, D.C., in April







The Atlantic expands health coverage with new section, reporting on the body, mind, and how we live

Trust in our current meritocratic system has plummeted, with large masses of voters turning instead to populist leaders including Donald Trump. Our elite-education system has a lot to answer for, Brooks argues. We need a new set of meritocratic values.

Chait will write about politics and the second Trump administration from Washington, D.C.


Finalists are from the Detroit Free Press, the Daily Beast, and The Washington Post.




Editorial expansion follows historic year of subscription growth and return to profitability



With reporting by Anne Applebaum, Tim Alberta, Elaina Plott Calabro, Mark Leibovich, Helen Lewis, Hanna Rosin, and Sarah Zhang

Joining The Atlantic are staff writers Kristen V. Brown, Nicholas Florko, and Shayla Love; and Roxanne Khamsi and Rachel Sugar as contributing writers.