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Texas Sends Plato Back to His Cave

January 13, 2026

Color photograph of a marble statue of Plato seen in front of a dark-blue background.

Some Other Things Donald Trump Will Probably Try to Buy

Alexandra Petri

January 12, 2026

trump looking at globe

The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025

Benjamin Cannon

December 23, 2025

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Life for 30-Somethings Is Getting More Stressful

December 8, 2025

An illustration of a person juggling a home, baby, briefcase, older parents, and wedding cake

Electricity Should Be Free at Noon

December 3, 2025

An orange clock face with a light on at noon

Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse

November 25, 2025

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The Trump Steamroller Is Broken

Jonathan Lemire

November 19, 2025

An image of Donald Trump on a yellow background with a white rewind arrow drawn over it

‘None of This Is Good for Republicans’

November 5, 2025

A "Yes on 50!" sign hangs over a freeway in California as cars drive below.

The Slow Death of Special Education

November 1, 2025

Illustration of book facing down

‘California Is Allowed to Hit Back’

October 27, 2025

Cut up bits of a map are laid over a yellow background

The Rabbi Who Negotiated With the Terrorist

Angela Buchdahl

October 12, 2025

a photo of a synagogue and the author with her family

MAHA Is Complicating One of the Hardest Parts of Parenting

September 14, 2025

A bowl of tomato soup in which noodles spell out "MAHA," next to a blue plastic spoon

Texas’s Pete

September 9, 2025

Photo-illustration with two images of James Talarico, one red and one blue, and some red stars.

Fear of Losing the Midterms Is Driving Trump’s Decisions

Jonathan Lemire

September 8, 2025

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RFK Jr.’s Victory Lap

September 3, 2025

A close-up photograph of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Who Wants to Work for ICE? They Do.

August 28, 2025

Photograph of an audience watching video displays at ICE recruiting event in Arlington, Texas

NOAA Has Been Trying to Predict How Bad Floods Could Get

August 28, 2025

broken binoculars look at storm clouds

Bobby Hill’s Very Millennial Sorta-Adulthood

August 22, 2025

Bobby Hill from “King of the Hill,” at a variety of ages

The States Where It’s Riskier to Have a Baby

August 22, 2025

The Dangerous Legal Strategy Coming for Our Books

Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

August 20, 2025

Gif of a stack of colored books that slowly disappear until none remain

King of the Hill Now Looks Like a Fantasy

August 13, 2025

A still of the Hill family from an episode of the "King of the Hill" reboot.

The Texas GOP’s Disturbing Request for the FBI

Paul Rosenzweig

August 9, 2025

Collage of Senator John Cornyn, the Department of Justice seal, a partial outline of Texas, and a lone star

How the Texas Standoff Will (Probably) End

August 8, 2025

Photo of the Texas state capitol.

Twenty Years After the Storm

September 2025 Issue

photo of debris-strewn front lawn with huge tree and car with crumpled hood angled on sidewalk next to it

The Atlantic Daily

A Political Game Could Redefine Voting in America

David A. Graham

August 7, 2025

U.S. Congressional Districts Map

How Democrats Tied Their Own Hands on Redistricting

August 6, 2025

An image of a blue map of the United States with blue caution tape in front of it.

The Atlantic Daily

Republicans Want to Redraw America’s Political Map

July 30, 2025

Representative Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Democrat, uses a district map to discuss concerns over the GOP’s proposed redistricting of the state.

A Democrat for the Trump Era

July 27, 2025

Jasmine Crockett stands in front of a gray backdrop.

The Psychological Secret to Longevity

Arthur C. Brooks

July 24, 2025

An illustration of a woman floating above a cascade of numbers

No One Was Supposed to Leave Alive

Gisela Salim-Peyer

July 23, 2025

Picture of Keider Alexander Flores inside his home in Caracas, Venezuela

Democracy Upside Down

July 22, 2025

An illustration of the U.S. map, with all of the states turning from grey to red one at a time.

The States Are Going Full RFK Jr.

Nicholas Florko

July 16, 2025

An illustration of RFK Jr. and a map of Texas and Louisiana

The Atlantic Daily

Disaster at FEMA

David A. Graham

July 15, 2025

A volunteer looks out over the Guadalupe River while helping clean a resident's home in Hunt, Texas.

The Trump Administration Is Violating the First Rule of Disasters

July 15, 2025

american flag by the river in Kerr County

We Should, in Fact, Politicize the Tragedy

July 14, 2025

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Home of the Brave

July 12, 2025

A black and white photo of girls playing outdoors in front of a light pink background