The Atlantic Out Loud

In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque reinvented a genre.By George PackerFrom the March 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yoni Appelbaum, author of "Stuck in Place," explores America's decline in geographic mobility. He discusses how this stagnation is linked to reduced entrepreneurship and social connections. The conversation highlights the historical significance of Moving Day and its cultural resonance. Appelbaum dives into the effects of zoning laws on urban segregation, and he advocates for reforms to foster inclusivity and enhance economic opportunities, stressing the urgent need to revive the spirit of mobility in contemporary society.

How the beloved British diarist outlasted her criticsBy Sophie GilbertFrom the March 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.By Gary ShteyngartFrom the March 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When bureaucrats ruled over British theaterBy Thomas Chatterton WilliamsFrom the March 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before he became America’s most famous poet, he wrote some real howlers.By James ParkerFrom the March 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.By Anne ApplebaumFrom the March 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness.By Adrienne LaFranceFrom the March 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The childhood friends behind the most audacious string of sports-memorabilia heists in American historyBy Ariel SabarFrom the February 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state. By Stephanie McCrummenFrom the February 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices