Elon Musk

April 20, 2023

Science

Elon Musk’s Explosive Day

Marina Koren

April 20, 2023

At left, a photograph of SpaceX's Starship rocket flying in mid-air, engines blazing; at right, a photograph of white smoke left behind after Starship exploded

Ideas

Elon Musk’s Free-Speech Charade Is Over

Adam Serwer

April 12, 2023

Technology

The New ‘Transparent’ Twitter Isn’t Very Transparent

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

April 5, 2023

Technology

Blue Check Marks Were Always Shameless

Ian Bogost

March 24, 2023

A shattered mirror with a blue checkmark on it

Technology

Elon Musk Is Spiraling

Marina Koren

March 9, 2023

An illustration of Elon Musk's face, rendered in yellow and orange, with his bottom half disintegrating as if made of dust

Ideas

Elon Musk Has Broken Disaster-Response Twitter

Juliette Kayyem

February 28, 2023

An illustration of three blue birds perched on a first-aid kit

Technology

I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside

Rumman Chowdhury

February 17, 2023

Technology

Elon Musk Can’t Solve Twitter’s ‘Shadowbanning’ Problem

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 17, 2023

Screenshots of Elon Musk's Twitter account fading into shadow

Technology

Elon Musk’s Text Messages Explain Everything

Charlie Warzel

December 28, 2022

Elon Musk looking at a smartphone whose screen lights up his face in pulsating glow

Ideas

Why Is Elon Musk Lighting Billions of Dollars on Fire?

Annie Lowrey

December 23, 2022

Illustration of a downward trending line with Elon Musk's face at the end

Ideas

This Is What It Looks Like When Twitter Falls Apart

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 22, 2022

The Atlantic Daily

The Childish Drama of Elon Musk

Tom Nichols

December 16, 2022

Elon Musk and Maye Musk attending the 2022 Met Gala in May

Technology

No One Wins in Elon Musk’s Battle With Journalists

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 16, 2022

A cartoonish illustration of Elon Musk smacking a blue bird in a reporter's hat with a hammer

Technology

Elon Musk Is a Far-Right Activist

Charlie Warzel

December 11, 2022

Technology

Elon Musk’s Twitter Files Are Bait

Charlie Warzel

December 9, 2022

Elon Musk's face distorted on a computer screen

Ideas

How Elon Musk’s Buffoonery Misleads His Critics

Conor Friedersdorf

December 8, 2022

Ideas

What Were Elon Musk’s Lenders Thinking?

James Surowiecki

November 23, 2022

An illustration featuring the Twitter bird and a hand holding a $100 bill

Technology

The Madness of Twitter

Ian Bogost

November 22, 2022

Ideas

The Harvard Business School Professor Who Isn’t Counting Elon Musk Out

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 18, 2022

Ideas

Why Elon Musk Is Blowing Up Twitter’s Business

James Surowiecki

November 18, 2022

An illustration featuring Elon Musk with "Buy!" signs buzzing around his head

Technology

Twitter’s Slow and Painful End

Charlie Warzel

November 17, 2022

Ideas

Elon Musk’s Brutally Honest Management Style

Helen Lewis

November 17, 2022

A photo of Elon Musk with a black background

Newsletters

Musk, SBF, and the Myth of Smug, Castle-Building Nerds

Charlie Warzel

November 15, 2022

The Atlantic Daily

Is the Status Update Over?

Kate Lindsay

November 11, 2022

Tweets by Elon Musk from April 25, 2022, including one that reads "I do love humanity"

Ideas

Elon Musk Accidentally Bought a Casino

Adrienne LaFrance

November 11, 2022

A bluebird perches on a stool onstage in front of red curtains.

Technology

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover, Explained in 19 Elon Musk Tweets

Charlie Warzel

November 8, 2022

Elon Musk against a Twitter-blue background.

The Atlantic Daily

Elon. Trump. Resentment.

Tom Nichols

November 7, 2022

Elon Musk looks up out of the corners of his eyes, frowning slightly.

Technology

Elon Musk Is Bad at This

Charlie Warzel

November 7, 2022

A photo illustration of Elon Musk's face being covered by a report card with a big red "F" on it.

Ideas

10 Things Elon Musk Should Do

David Frum

November 7, 2022

Illustration featuring the Twitter bird symbol and a blue check mark.

Newsletters

Can Twitter’s Failings Spur a Better Social Media?

Imani Perry

November 4, 2022

Ideas

Why I Logged Off Twitter

David Frum

November 3, 2022

An illustration of a Twitter bird with the hands of a clock superimposed

Technology

Are the Libs Really Leaving?

Kaitlyn Tiffany

November 2, 2022

Newsletters

The Sole Proprietor

Xochitl Gonzalez

November 1, 2022

Ideas

Elon Musk Is No Aberration

Yair Rosenberg

November 1, 2022

An illustration of a shattered Twitter bird

Ideas

The Cold Dose of Reality Awaiting Elon Musk

Evelyn Douek

November 1, 2022

Sections

The Print Edition

Elon Musk’s Disastrous Week

Elon Musk’s Explosive Day

Elon Musk’s Free-Speech Charade Is Over

The New ‘Transparent’ Twitter Isn’t Very Transparent

Blue Check Marks Were Always Shameless

Elon Musk Is Spiraling

Elon Musk Has Broken Disaster-Response Twitter

I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside

Elon Musk Can’t Solve Twitter’s ‘Shadowbanning’ Problem

Elon Musk’s Text Messages Explain Everything

Why Is Elon Musk Lighting Billions of Dollars on Fire?

This Is What It Looks Like When Twitter Falls Apart

The Childish Drama of Elon Musk

No One Wins in Elon Musk’s Battle With Journalists

Elon Musk Is a Far-Right Activist

Elon Musk’s Twitter Files Are Bait

How Elon Musk’s Buffoonery Misleads His Critics

What Were Elon Musk’s Lenders Thinking?

The Madness of Twitter

The Harvard Business School Professor Who Isn’t Counting Elon Musk Out

Why Elon Musk Is Blowing Up Twitter’s Business

Twitter’s Slow and Painful End

Elon Musk’s Brutally Honest Management Style

Musk, SBF, and the Myth of Smug, Castle-Building Nerds

Is the Status Update Over?

Elon Musk Accidentally Bought a Casino

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover, Explained in 19 Elon Musk Tweets

Elon. Trump. Resentment.

Elon Musk Is Bad at This

10 Things Elon Musk Should Do

Can Twitter’s Failings Spur a Better Social Media?

Why I Logged Off Twitter

Are the Libs Really Leaving?

The Sole Proprietor

Elon Musk Is No Aberration

The Cold Dose of Reality Awaiting Elon Musk