THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE – JANUARY 2026 PREVIEW

THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Most Powerful Man in Science’

Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?

How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science by Michael Scherer

What Sam Shepard Couldn’t Outrun

The actor, playwright, and self-made cowboy was also a poet of masculine angst. By Michael O’Donnell

An Anatomy of the MAGA Mind

Under Trump, post-liberal intellectuals have abandoned tradition for radicalism and scholarship for vulgarity. By George Packer

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 1, 2025

A woman with a headscarf turns away from a butterfly to look at the reader. A reprint of the original cover by Rea Irvin...

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features Malika Favre’s and Rea Irvin’s Eustace Tilley – The covers for the fourth and final centenary special issue.

The Justice Department Hits a New Low with the Epstein Files

Not only is the department’s behavior not normal; it is also, as is becoming increasingly clear, self-defeating. By Ruth Marcus

Disappeared to a Foreign Prison

The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. By Sarah Stillman

The Airport-Lounge Wars

When you’re waiting for a flight, what’s the difference between out there and in here? By Zach Helfand

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2025

As U.S. Presses for Peace, Zelensky Says Ukraine Faces a ‘Critical Moment’

President Trump said in a social media post that “something good just may be happening” in the talks, but gave no details.

Russian Disinformation Comes to Mexico, Seeking to Rupture U.S. Ties

A U.S. government cable said that Kremlin-run outlets had scaled up their efforts across Latin America, seeking to turn people against the United States and garner support for Russia.

He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine

Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine.

Why Europe and the U.S. Are Still Haggling on Trade

While a broad agreement was reached months ago, officials will meet this week to discuss the details. Europe has a wish list, but so does the U.S.