The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.
By Julia Curlee
From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2026/10/">October 2026 issue</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
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The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public. By Julia Curlee From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠October 2026 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://theatlantic.com/listen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.
By&nbsp;Julia Curlee
From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2026/10/" rel="noopener noreferrer">October 2026 issue</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
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The Wrong Kind of American

A neuroscientist dares to argue that old-fashioned psychoanalysis holds the key to curing mental illness.
By Scott Stossel
From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2026/09/">⁠September 2026 issue⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
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A neuroscientist dares to argue that old-fashioned psychoanalysis holds the key to curing mental illness. By Scott Stossel From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠September 2026 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://theatlantic.com/listen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A neuroscientist dares to argue that old-fashioned psychoanalysis holds the key to curing mental illness.
By&nbsp;Scott Stossel
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What If Freud Was Right?

An inside look at music’s widely misunderstood profession
By Matthew Aucoin
From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2026/09/">⁠September 2026 issue⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
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An inside look at music’s widely misunderstood profession By Matthew Aucoin From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠September 2026 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://theatlantic.com/listen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An inside look at music’s widely misunderstood profession
By&nbsp;Matthew Aucoin
From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2026/09/" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠September 2026 issue⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
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Music's Most Mysterious Profession

In Richard Russo’s novels, the American dream feels like a cruel joke.
By Mark Oppenheimer
From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2026/09/">⁠September 2026 issue⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
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In Richard Russo’s novels, the American dream feels like a cruel joke. By Mark Oppenheimer From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠September 2026 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://theatlantic.com/listen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Richard Russo’s novels, the American dream feels like a cruel joke.
By&nbsp;Mark Oppenheimer
From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2026/09/" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠September 2026 issue⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
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Bad Luck, Bad Choices

Emily St. John Mandel’s latest work of science fiction considers the tenuousness of any possible future.
By Adam Begley
From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2026/10/">⁠October 2026 issue⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
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Emily St. John Mandel’s latest work of science fiction considers the tenuousness of any possible future. By Adam Begley From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠October 2026 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://theatlantic.com/listen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emily St. John Mandel’s latest work of science fiction considers the tenuousness of any possible future.
By Adam Begley
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What Comes After America

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Confessions of a Sid Meier’s Civilization Addict - Spencer Kornhaber - October 2021

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What Is Crime in a Country Built on It? - Jennifer Wilson - October 2021

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Half a century after the sexual revolution, a new generation of feminists understands that we still haven’t reconciled what we should want with what we do want. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Problem With Being Cool About Sex - Helen Lewis - October 2021

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Peter Thiel Hates a Copycat - Sebastian Mallaby - October 2021

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An Ode to Squirrels - James Parker - October 2021

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Ghosting - Andrea Cohen - October 2021

Grief, conspiracy theories, and one family’s search for meaning in the two decades since 9/11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind - Jennifer Senior - September 2021

The creative class was supposed to foster progressive values and economic growth. Instead we got resentment, alienation, and endless political dysfunction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The creative class was supposed to foster progressive values and economic growth. Instead we got resentment, alienation, and endless political dysfunction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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How the Bobos Broke America - David Brooks - September 2021

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His Name Was Emmett Till - Wright Thompson - September 2021

François Poulain was ahead of his time—and ours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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I Found the Feminism I Was Looking for in the Lost Writings of a 17th-Century Priest - Judith Shulevitz - September 2021

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