The Atlantic Out Loud
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Mar 5, 2025 • 14min
The Internet Can Still Be Good
Reddit’s not perfect, but it may be the best platform on a junky web.By Adrienne LaFranceFrom 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 2, 2025 • 18min
The Fear Economy
The president isn’t trying to engineer prosperity for Americans. He’s seeking power for himself.By Jonathan ChaitFrom 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 1, 2025 • 20min
The Era of Might Makes Right
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.By George PackerFrom 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
Feb 28, 2025 • 1h 14min
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empireBy McKay CoppinsFrom 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
Feb 27, 2025 • 23min
The Moron Factory
A short storyBy George SaundersFrom 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
Feb 26, 2025 • 17min
Why the COVID Deniers Won
Lessons from the pandemic and its aftermathBy David FrumFrom 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
Feb 25, 2025 • 25min
Who’s Your Mommy?
I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.By Olga KhazanFrom 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
Feb 24, 2025 • 12min
The Warrior’s Anti-War Novel
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
Feb 23, 2025 • 53min
Stuck In Place
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.
Feb 22, 2025 • 10min
Bridget Jones Never Gets Old
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
