Democracy Is Losing the Propaganda War
Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.
Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.
A tiny start-up has made some of the most convincing AI voices. Are its creators ready for the chaos they’re unleashing?
An awkward, unfunny cold open fails to meet the moment.
His 2024 considerations are less about logic or persuasion and more about personality.
If the former president really did order an assassination—as his lawyers argue he could—does anyone believe it would cost him his supporters?
A war between two Latin American states is nearly unimaginable. Then again, so was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
As Tibetan Buddhism spreads through China, Xi sees an opportunity to consolidate his rule.
Photographs from a pivotal day in American history
Haruki Murakami’s stir fry, Maurice Sendak’s chicken soup with rice—only the most gifted writers have made meals on the page worth remembering. (From 2022)
How a 16-year-old from suburban Connecticut became the most famous teen in America (From 2020)
The Atlantic’s editor endorsed Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in the 1860 election, correctly predicting that it would prove to be “a turning-point in our history.” (From 1860)
“I think that the charge that men have become emasculated by the competence of women is both depressing and untrue.” (From 1959)
Some scientists are starting to reopen a provocative debate: Are plants intelligent?
A new season of the How To series from The Atlantic