The Atlantic
The Atlantic is a long‑form, analysis‑driven news and ideas magazine focused on politics, culture, and the major forces shaping society in the United States and globally.
- Indexed articles, all indexed history
- 2,352
- Latest publication
- Oct 19, 2026
- Audience
- Top 10K sites
- Earliest indexed
- Nov 1, 1945
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The Internet Needs a Memory (opens the original)
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In 1996, during the early years of the web, I could see that those of us who were participating online were creating an extraordinary new record of human activity—and allowing it to disappear almost as quickly as we made it. The web was becoming the place where government officials made promises, journalists published information in the public interest, and ordinary people shared ideas and documented their lives. Yet it was fragile—equal parts consequential and ephemeral. Many people assume that…
The Minimal Requirements for a Society Free From Fear (opens the original)
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In 1989, the year the West won the Cold War, Francis Fukuyama published an essay announcing “the end of history.” He wasn’t claiming that historic events would stop taking place; what was over, rather, was the debate about the meaning of those events. Since the Enlightenment, Western thinkers had believed that history was progressing toward a final destination. According to communism, the engine of progress was class conflict, and history would end in the creation of a classless society. With th…
How Corruption Got This Bad (opens the original)
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“Isn’t that illegal?” That’s a question I get asked a lot as a former federal prosecutor. Donald Trump, his family, and members of his administration are most often the inspiration. Last year, the Qataris gave the U.S. Defense Department a $400 million luxury jumbo jet for the president’s use, which he plans to take with him to his presidential library when he leaves office. Then Trump gave Qatar NATO-like security guarantees. Does that sound like a bribe? Exactly four days before Trump was inau…
Mamdani Is the Centrist We’ve Been Waiting For (opens the original)
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Ever since Zohran Mamdani exhilarated the left with his out-of-nowhere mayoral campaign, mainstream Democrats have been dejectedly searching for an inspirational figure of their own. Where is the Democratic executive who has the media savvy to inspire his own cultlike following while making pragmatic governing decisions and ignoring the incessant demands of progressive activists? At last, the moderates have found such a Democrat. His name is Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani’s election, which created the …
Like Yesteryear , but Better (opens the original)
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How’s this for a job offer? In the span of no more than 10 years, you’re to have seven babies for C-suite women at a major tech firm. You’ll be on a strict diet and exercise regime, your vitals constantly monitored. You can’t have sex. Or a C-section (lest you forgo the “natural birth bonus”). Nor can you tell your loved ones what your actual job is (as far as they’re concerned, you’re in “consulting”). You’ll get just six months of downtime between pregnancies. And, as the test case for this “g…
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