Barack Obama

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Ideas

Trump’s Cheesecake Factory Dissent

Jonathan Chait

October 27, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

Barack Obama Looks Left

David A. Graham

October 6, 2026

Politics

Baruch Obama

Russell Berman

October 1, 2026

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Books Briefing

Kafka’s Most Entertaining Stories

Boris Kachka

July 31, 2026

Podcasts

The Political Fight That Could Decide 2028

David Frum

July 29, 2026

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Culture

A Brief Exchange That Shows the Enormous Difference Between Trump and Obama

Sally Jenkins

July 25, 2026

Barack Obama poses with Caitlin Clark during the WNBA All Star weekend.

Ideas

All the Sad Hawks

Jonathan Chait

June 17, 2026

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Culture

Obama’s and Trump’s Presidential Centers Have One Thing in Common

Kelsey Ables

June 9, 2026

A statue of Barack and Michelle Obama at the Obama Presidential Center

Ideas

Trump’s War Is Staggering to an Incoherent Defeat

Tom Nichols

May 24, 2026

Ideas

Big Brother Is ReTruthing You

Jonathan Chait

May 12, 2026

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Ideas

The Mysterious Obsession With Obama’s Fake Son

Jonathan Chait

May 1, 2026

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Politics

The State That Could Decide Trump’s Gerrymandering War

Russell Berman

April 9, 2026

Ideas

The Dethroning of Cesar Chavez

Geraldo L. Cadava

March 20, 2026

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Global

The Slow, Then Sudden, Death of the Hawkish Democrat

Yair Rosenberg

March 20, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop

Conor Friedersdorf

March 18, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

A Horrible Throwback to the Early 2000s

David A. Graham

March 11, 2026

Technology

This Looks Like an Insider Bet on Aliens

Ross Andersen

February 25, 2026

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Ideas

The Orality Theory of Everything

Derek Thompson

February 22, 2026

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Ideas

The Day Jesse Jackson Made Me Cry

Kevin Merida

February 19, 2026

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Books

Why Nudge Policies Failed

Rob Wolfe

February 19, 2026

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Ideas

Do Not Be Cynical About Jesse Jackson

Adam Serwer

February 17, 2026

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Humor

What Fabulous Timing for Gallup to Stop Tracking Presidential Approval!

Alexandra Petri

February 12, 2026

Technology

The Obama Meme on Trump’s Truth Social Was Exactly What It Looked Like

Hana Kiros

February 6, 2026

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Ideas

Countdown to an Arms Race

Tom Nichols

February 3, 2026

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Politics

Why Harry Reid Went Nuclear

Jon Ralston

January 18, 2026

Harry Reid from behind, speaking to a crowd of journalists in 2005.

Global

Trump’s Fateful Choice in Iran

Karim Sadjadpour

January 16, 2026

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Ideas

Trump’s Heathen Heart

Eliot A. Cohen

January 7, 2026

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Politics

MAGA’s Foundational Lie

Jeffrey Goldberg

February 2026 Issue

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Culture

Why Did We Ever Watch To Catch a Predator?

Sophie Gilbert

December 24, 2025

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Ideas

Democrats Finally Realize It Isn’t 2016 Anymore

Rogé Karma

November 20, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Voters Who Oppose Wars of Choice Have Nowhere to Turn

Conor Friedersdorf

November 6, 2025

Culture

The Radical Empathy of a Low-Key Chat Show

David Sims

October 14, 2025

Politics

Democrats Still Have No Idea What Went Wrong

Jonathan Chait

October 6, 2025

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Politics

Democrats’ Epstein Derangement Syndrome

Mark Leibovich

September 5, 2025

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Politics

The Wrong Way to Win Back the Working Class

Jonathan Chait

September 3, 2025

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Sections

The Print Edition

‘A Man Must Eat Meat’

Trump’s Cheesecake Factory Dissent

Barack Obama Looks Left

Baruch Obama

Kafka’s Most Entertaining Stories

The Political Fight That Could Decide 2028

A Brief Exchange That Shows the Enormous Difference Between Trump and Obama

All the Sad Hawks

Obama’s and Trump’s Presidential Centers Have One Thing in Common

Trump’s War Is Staggering to an Incoherent Defeat

Big Brother Is ReTruthing You

The Mysterious Obsession With Obama’s Fake Son

The State That Could Decide Trump’s Gerrymandering War

The Dethroning of Cesar Chavez

The Slow, Then Sudden, Death of the Hawkish Democrat

The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop

A Horrible Throwback to the Early 2000s

This Looks Like an Insider Bet on Aliens

The Orality Theory of Everything

The Day Jesse Jackson Made Me Cry

Why Nudge Policies Failed

Do Not Be Cynical About Jesse Jackson

What Fabulous Timing for Gallup to Stop Tracking Presidential Approval!

The Obama Meme on Trump’s Truth Social Was Exactly What It Looked Like

Countdown to an Arms Race

Why Harry Reid Went Nuclear

Trump’s Fateful Choice in Iran

Trump’s Heathen Heart

MAGA’s Foundational Lie

Why Did We Ever Watch To Catch a Predator?

Democrats Finally Realize It Isn’t 2016 Anymore

Voters Who Oppose Wars of Choice Have Nowhere to Turn

The Radical Empathy of a Low-Key Chat Show

Democrats Still Have No Idea What Went Wrong

Democrats’ Epstein Derangement Syndrome

The Wrong Way to Win Back the Working Class