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Apr 2, 2025 • 35min
When I’m 84
The world still needs Ringo Starr.By Mark LeibovichFrom the May 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
Apr 1, 2025 • 12min
The Hungarian Model
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.By Anne ApplebaumFrom the May 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
Mar 26, 2025 • 9min
The Hollow Men
It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat.By George PackerFrom the May 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
Mar 25, 2025 • 12min
A Warning Out of Time
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.By Aziz HuqFrom the May 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
Mar 20, 2025 • 45min
The Girls of Summer
Women have always loved America’s pastime. It has never loved them back.By Kaitlyn TiffanyFrom the April 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
Mar 19, 2025 • 19min
The Last Great Yiddish Novel
Chaim Grade’s Sons and Daughters rescues a destroyed world.By Judith ShulevitzFrom the April 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
Mar 18, 2025 • 19min
Was Integration the Wrong Goal?
Why some mainstream Black intellectuals are giving up on the landmark decisionBy Justin DriverFrom the April 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
Mar 13, 2025 • 22min
The Cranky Visionary
Albert Barnes believed in the liberating power of art—but you had to look at it his way.By Susan TallmanFrom the April 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
Mar 12, 2025 • 56min
Turtleboy Will Not Be Stopped
A profane blogger believes an innocent woman is being framed for murder. He’ll do anything to prove he’s right—and terrorize anyone who says he’s wrong.By Chris HeathFrom the April 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
Mar 11, 2025 • 10min
Kosher Salt Is Actually Just Big Salt
Why has kosher salt replaced table salt in American pantries?By Ellen CushingFrom the April 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
