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July 2026
NATO Is Going Strong, Actually
Trump hasn’t made the alliance less resilient or less necessary.
The Return of the Democratic Manly Man
The party has a new campaign strategy: masculinity.
The Surprising Source of America’s Success
Loneliness created the first nation in history in which almost everyone has already changed the course of their life at…
A Free-Speech Meltdown
PEN America’s president resigned over an article detailing the isolation and exclusion that many Israeli and Jewish writers feel after…
The Social Ritual That Made Me a Better Man
Long live guys’ night.
Can Democrats Salvage Their Chances in Maine?
Panelists on <em>Washington Week With The Atlantic</em> joined to discuss what the end of Graham Platner’s campaign may mean for…
Soccer’s Most Magical Performer
An art film about the great midfielder Zinedine Zidane reveals the heroism and pathos of being human.
The Surprising Unity of Soccer
The World Cup reminds us that loyalty doesn’t have to be bound by borders.
Look Closer: Pieter De Hooch’s Puzzle Box
What the painter, a contemporary of Vermeer, revealed and concealed in a beguiling 1663 work