Confessions of a Republican Exile
A longtime conservative, alienated by Trumpism, tries to come to terms with life on the moderate edge of the Democratic Party.
Jared Soares / The New York Times / Redux 
Illustration by Jan Robert Dünnweller. Sources: United Archives / Alamy; Allstar Picture Library / Alamy; FlixPix / Alamy; Photo 12 / Alamy.
Illustration by Anuj Shrestha Point Nemo, the Most Remote Place on Earth
It’s the farthest place in the world from land. A lot seems to be going on there.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Tom Williams / Getty. ‘Politics Can Do Strange Things to Demented People’
Campaigning in Pennsylvania, both Donald Trump and Barack Obama landed on a similar, aggressive line of attack: They don’t care about you.
sjvinyl / Alamy Two of the Weirdest Albums of the 1970s
Peek behind the disco music, and you’ll find Richard Burton fighting Martians and Keith Moon warbling the Beatles.
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
Courtesy of Washington Week With The Atlantic Shifting Campaign Strategies
How Harris and Trump are appealing to voters in states that could determine the election
Illustration by Jan Buchczik Get Off the Family Plan
For true satisfaction in life, you should feel you’ve fully earned your success.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Getty The Wellness Industry Is Manifesting a Quantum World
Physics has become strangely entangled with alternative health practices.
Omar Haj Kadour / AFP / Getty
cover story
The Moment of Truth
The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and the United States.
The Case for Kamala Harris
The Atlantic’s endorsement
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Shutterstock. The Most Miraculous—And Overlooked—Type of Milk
Shelf-stable milk is a miracle of food science that Americans just won’t drink.
Illustration by Margeaux Walter 
Culture Club / Bridgeman / Getty 
AP
Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Atlantic’s journalism, in the print edition and online.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Allison Joyce / Bloomberg / Getty. radio atlantic•Episode 93It Could All Come Down to North Carolina
The state has voted for a Democratic president once since the 1970s. Is it finally the year?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Paul Almasy / Corbis / Getty. good on paper•Episode 19What Really Fueled the ‘East Asian Miracle’?
New research upends conventional wisdom on what actually drives economic growth.
Illustration by Colin Hunter / The Atlantic we live here now•Episode 4What I Learned Serving on a January 6 Jury
He’s guilty. So why do I feel so bad after voting to convict?
Illustration by Christopher Chester / The Atlantic. Source: Shutterstock. autocracy in america•Episode 5The Danger of Campaigning for ‘Freedom’
When one party tries to claim the concept for itself, will the other party’s voters reflexively oppose it?
