Barack Obama

September 12, 2024

Two candidates at podiums, one red and one blue, stand behind two broken beakers

Ideas

How to Influence People—And Make Friends

Arthur C. Brooks

August 29, 2024

An illustration of three people collaborating to hold a large arrow pointing in one direction.

The Atlantic Daily

An Old-Time American Political Convention

Tom Nichols

August 23, 2024

Streamers erupt at the 2008 DNC convention while people cheer

The Atlantic Daily

The Truth About Celebrities and Politics

John Hendrickson

August 21, 2024

Lil Jon high fives somebody while performing at the DNC

The Atlantic Daily

The Democrats Hone Their Trump Narrative

Lora Kelley

August 20, 2024

Joe Biden gives a speech at the DNC surrounded by "We Heart Joe" signs

Politics

Biden Has Fallen Into a Psychological Trap

Franklin Foer

July 5, 2024

Illustration of many Bidens with hand on his head

Books Briefing

Obama, the Protagonist

Gal Beckerman

March 29, 2024

Books

A Clear-Eyed Look at the Early Obama Years

Danielle Amir Jackson

March 26, 2024

silhouette of Barack Obama with a close-up photo of an eye inside

Politics

Trump Repeats Obama’s Mistake

David A. Graham

March 12, 2024

Michael Whatley, chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, during the Republican National Committee spring meeting in Houston, Texas, US, on Friday, March 8, 2024

Politics

The Logic Behind Biden’s Refusal to Negotiate the Debt Ceiling

Ronald Brownstein

January 27, 2023

Collage showing the White House, Obama, Biden, and an upward-trending line

Politics

The Obama Nostalgia Show

Elaine Godfrey

November 5, 2022

Ideas

The Making of a Leftist

Luke Savage

October 24, 2022

Collage with images of the Hillary-Trump debate, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, etc.

Newsletters

What Obama and Trump Had That Biden Doesn't

David French

March 3, 2022

Culture

The Perils of the Springsteen-Obama Echo Chamber

Spencer Kornhaber

October 26, 2021

Barack Obama speaking into a microphone against a pink background

Science

Can Electric Fish Talk Like Obama?

Katherine J. Wu

May 26, 2021

A Brienomyrus brachyistius electric fish

Politics

Bidenomics Really Is Something New

Ronald Brownstein

May 6, 2021

An illustration shows Joe Biden's face, colored blue, with work-related images: a woman hanging a pro-union sign and a health-care worker helping a woman with a walker

Ideas

What Language Game Are the Defunders Playing?

Caitlin Flanagan

December 10, 2020

Ideas

Progressives Can’t Repeat the Mistakes of 2008

Luke Savage

November 29, 2020

Global

Why Political Leaders Are Never to Blame

Tom McTague

November 23, 2020

An image of Margaret Thatcher pointing into a crowd set alongside one of Barack Obama sitting at a desk.

Ideas

Why You Don’t Mess Around With Presidential Transitions

John Dickerson

November 21, 2020

Workers prepare the grounds of the U.S. Capitol for the 2017 presidential inauguration.

Ideas

The Tattered Idealism of Barack Obama

David Brooks

November 18, 2020

Ideas

Obama’s Memoir Is an Exercise in Ironic Realism

George Packer

November 17, 2020

Global

Joe Biden Has a Barack Obama Problem

Timothy McLaughlin

November 17, 2020

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Our Interview With Barack Obama

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 16, 2020

Ideas

Why Obama Fears for Our Democracy

Jeffrey Goldberg

November 16, 2020

Ideas

I’m Not Yet Ready to Abandon the Possibility of America

Barack Obama

November 12, 2020

Politics

Here Comes Obama

Edward-Isaac Dovere

October 15, 2020

Books

The Books Briefing: The Legacy of a Political Speech

Kate Cray

August 21, 2020

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Obama Makes Fear a Rallying Cry

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 20, 2020

Politics

Barack Obama Is Scared

Russell Berman

August 20, 2020

Politics

Why the Democrats’ Keynote Fell Flat

Adam Harris

August 19, 2020

Ideas

Obama Couldn’t Fix the System. Biden Must.

Sarada Peri

August 5, 2020

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Breaking Point

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

June 10, 2020

Ideas

The World Left Obama’s Soothing Rhetoric Behind

Peter Beinart

June 4, 2020

Politics

Why Obama Stepped In

Edward-Isaac Dovere

June 4, 2020

Ideas

How to Understand ‘Obamagate’

David A. Graham

May 15, 2020

Sections

The Print Edition

Does Kamala Harris Believe in Evolution?

How to Influence People—And Make Friends

An Old-Time American Political Convention

The Truth About Celebrities and Politics

The Democrats Hone Their Trump Narrative

Biden Has Fallen Into a Psychological Trap

Obama, the Protagonist

A Clear-Eyed Look at the Early Obama Years

Trump Repeats Obama’s Mistake

The Logic Behind Biden’s Refusal to Negotiate the Debt Ceiling

The Obama Nostalgia Show

The Making of a Leftist

What Obama and Trump Had That Biden Doesn't

The Perils of the Springsteen-Obama Echo Chamber

Can Electric Fish Talk Like Obama?

Bidenomics Really Is Something New

What Language Game Are the Defunders Playing?

Progressives Can’t Repeat the Mistakes of 2008

Why Political Leaders Are Never to Blame

Why You Don’t Mess Around With Presidential Transitions

The Tattered Idealism of Barack Obama

Obama’s Memoir Is an Exercise in Ironic Realism

Joe Biden Has a Barack Obama Problem

The Atlantic Daily: Our Interview With Barack Obama

Why Obama Fears for Our Democracy

I’m Not Yet Ready to Abandon the Possibility of America

Here Comes Obama

The Books Briefing: The Legacy of a Political Speech

The Atlantic Daily: Obama Makes Fear a Rallying Cry

Barack Obama Is Scared

Why the Democrats’ Keynote Fell Flat

Obama Couldn’t Fix the System. Biden Must.

The Atlantic Daily: The Breaking Point

The World Left Obama’s Soothing Rhetoric Behind

Why Obama Stepped In

How to Understand ‘Obamagate’