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
From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2026/09/" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠September 2026 issue⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
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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

Kodak changed the way Americans saw themselves and their country. But it struggled to reinvent itself for the digital age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Kodak changed the way Americans saw themselves and their country. But it struggled to reinvent itself for the digital age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kodak changed the way Americans saw themselves and their country. But it struggled to reinvent itself for the digital age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Rise and Fall of an American Tech Giant - Kaitlyn Tiffany - July/August 2021

A little alcohol can boost creativity and strengthen social ties. But there’s nothing moderate, or convivial, about the way many Americans drink today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

A little alcohol can boost creativity and strengthen social ties. But there’s nothing moderate, or convivial, about the way many Americans drink today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A little alcohol can boost creativity and strengthen social ties. But there’s nothing moderate, or convivial, about the way many Americans drink today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

America Has a Drinking Problem - Kate Julian - July/August 2021

Many people who have been working from home are experiencing a void they can’t quite name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Many people who have been working from home are experiencing a void they can’t quite name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many people who have been working from home are experiencing a void they can’t quite name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Psychological Benefits of Commuting to Work - Jerry Useem - July/August 2021

Its films have always celebrated a pluralistic India, making the industry—and its Muslim elite—a prime target for Narendra Modi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Its films have always celebrated a pluralistic India, making the industry—and its Muslim elite—a prime target for Narendra Modi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Its films have always celebrated a pluralistic India, making the industry—and its Muslim elite—a prime target for Narendra Modi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The War on Bollywood - Aatish Taseer - July/August 2021

Reconsidering the meaning of Maverick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Reconsidering the meaning of Maverick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Top Gun Is an Infomercial for America - Megan Garber - July/August 2021

Known as a master of horror, he also understood the power—and the limits—of science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Known as a master of horror, he also understood the power—and the limits—of science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Known as a master of horror, he also understood the power—and the limits—of science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Edgar Allan Poe’s Other Obsession - Daniel Engber - July/August 2021

What pioneering new research has revealed about the forest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

What pioneering new research has revealed about the forest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A Better Way to Look at Trees - Rebecca Giggs - July/August 2021

And how The Mandalorian can restore the true power of George Lucas’s galaxy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

And how The Mandalorian can restore the true power of George Lucas’s galaxy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

And how&nbsp;The Mandalorian&nbsp;can restore the true power of George Lucas’s galaxy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

How Disney Mismanaged the Star Wars Universe - Spencer Kornhaber - July/August 2021

The existential exhilaration of playing chicken with Time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The existential exhilaration of playing chicken with Time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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An Ode to Procrastination - James Parker - July/August 2021

Three years after his polarizing confirmation hearings, the Supreme Court’s 114th justice remains a mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Three years after his polarizing confirmation hearings, the Supreme Court’s 114th justice remains a mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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