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What I Wish I’d Known When I Was Younger

Arthur C. Brooks

December 18, 2025

Illustration of an elderly man holding a smiley face sign ushering a line of younger people to walk forward

‘The Sun Rises and Sets With Her, Man’

December 15, 2025

An collage of characters from the movie “Heat”

The Intifada Comes to Bondi Beach

December 14, 2025

A photo of police and bystanders in Sydney, Australia

2025 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months

December 9, 2025

A nighttime view of the Earth, from orbit, with a bright blue-and-red bolt of electrical energy shooting up from a lightning strike in a storm below

Frank Gehry’s Best Work Was Not His Flashiest

Carolina A. Miranda

December 8, 2025

Frank Gehry in front of his home.

Top 25 News Photos of 2025

December 5, 2025

A man reacts emotionally while standing outside a burning complex of tall residential buildings.

The Atlantic Daily

ICE and Border Patrol Don’t Operate the Same Way

November 25, 2025

Photo-illustration showing an ICE badge up close in black-and-white.

The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent

November 18, 2025

A pair of handcuffs over a background of a law. Each handcuff contains a photo in it, one of a law enforcement officer and the other of a flag-wrapped protestor wearing a gas mask

All Our Brilliant Friends

October 31, 2025

Illustration of two women lying outside, under the shadow of palm trees, reading together

A Surreal New Revelation About the L.A. Fires

October 9, 2025

A color photograph of a firefighter at night, backlit by hazy red light.

It’s Not Just Netflix—It’s Your Entire Life

September 30, 2025

People Are Getting Tattoos Under Anesthesia

September 22, 2025

A tattoo-like drawing of a sleeping cherub with a heart under one eye

What We Lose by Distorting the Mission of the National Guard

Christopher Purdy

August 31, 2025

Photo illustration shows a faceless person in uniform being stretched and distorted.

My Father, Guitar Guru to the Rock Gods

September 2025 Issue

photo of man with white hair sitting behind desk and holding acoustic guitar and surrounded by other musical instruments, with large antique portrait of man playing violin in background

Homes Still Aren’t Designed for a Body Like Mine

July 28, 2025

illustration of a house in the middle of a maze

Two Democrats Are Bolting From a Bipartisan Governors’ Group

Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker

July 24, 2025

Black-and-white photo of a hotel conference room set up for the 2018 NGA meeting.

The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations

July 22, 2025

Gregory K. Bovino, US Border Patrol El Centro Sector Chief, walks on the scene as a large group of federal law enforcement officers arrive at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.

Like AC for the Outdoors

July 22, 2025

Painting showing a shady park

America’s Coming Smoke Epidemic

June 27, 2025

In 2023 Canadian wildfires plunged New York City into a gloomy, apocalyptic haze

When the Military Comes to American Soil

June 17, 2025

A diptych showing the presence of the U.S. National Guard in Los Angeles in 2025 and in Washington D.C. in 1967

The Atlantic Daily

12 Days in Trump’s America

David A. Graham

June 16, 2025

Trump walks on a calendar starting on June 8

The Tyrant Test

June 16, 2025

Black-and-white image of California Highway Patrol officers holding to the ground and arresting a demonstrator at the L.A. protests.

The Week That Changed Everything for Gavin Newsom

June 14, 2025

Photo of Gavin Newsom in front of a fence.

I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is (Again)

June 13, 2025

Photograph of the L.A. protests

The Atlantic Daily

Handcuffing a U.S. Senator Is a Warning

David A. Graham

June 13, 2025

An image of Alex Padilla being forcibly removed

Stephen Miller Triggers Los Angeles

June 11, 2025

Police officers stand in a line in front of a bridge with people standing on it

This Is What Trump Does When His Revolution Sputters

June 11, 2025

A photograph of the California National Guard, with a hand reaching in front of the camera lens

The White House Is Delighted With Events in Los Angeles

Missy Ryan and Jonathan Lemire

June 10, 2025

An orange-and-green illustration of Trump, the Pentagon, a troop, and the seal of Los Angeles

The Atlantic Daily

The Protests Are Just Starting

David A. Graham

June 10, 2025

Protesters in LA line up against a wall of National Guard members with shields

Trump’s Gross Misuse of the National Guard

Juliette Kayyem

June 10, 2025

National Guard deployed on the streets of Los Angeles in 1992.

The Atlantic Daily

Trump vs. California

David A. Graham

June 9, 2025

A dotted outline of California and an image of Trump speaking

Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait

June 8, 2025

A new photo of a protester in L.A. amid tear-gas clouds

Averting a Worst-Case Scenario in Los Angeles

Conor Friedersdorf

June 8, 2025

A scene of civil unrest in Los Angeles

No One Knows How to ‘Save’ Hollywood

May 17, 2025

Illustration of Trump and Jon Voight on a film strip

America Is Having a Showboater Moment

May 15, 2025

An illustration showing the outlines of two police officers

An Eerily Familiar 20th-Century Hoax

Dorothy Fortenberry

May 12, 2025

Aimee Semple McPherson speaking in front of a large crowd