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

She wanted to escape her marriage. He wanted to escape his life sentence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

She wanted to escape her marriage. He wanted to escape his life sentence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The True Story of the Married Woman Who Smuggled Her Boyfriend Out of Prison in a Dog Crate - Michael J. Mooney - The Atlantic

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I always thought Donald Judd’s work was intimidatingly austere, until I discovered the plenitude at its core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Minimalist Who Wasn’t - Leslie Jamison - October 2020

A prosecutor takes hundreds of mobsters to court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

A prosecutor takes hundreds of mobsters to court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Can Italy Defeat Its Most Powerful Crime Syndicate? - Rachel Donadio - October 2020

How Black mayors in the South are leveraging both the power of office and the power of the street to achieve overdue changes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

How Black mayors in the South are leveraging both the power of office and the power of the street to achieve overdue changes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The New Southern Strategy - Adam Harris - October 2020

The social and economic costs borne by young people without offices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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Generation Work-From-Home May Never Recover - Amanda Mull - October 2020

The remarkable career of the Victorian athletic phenom Charlotte Dod—and the legacy that wasn’t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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In Search of the First Female Sports Superstar - Helen Lewis - October 2020

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Marilynne Robinson’s Prodigal Son - Jordan Kisner - October 2020

Could a marriage policy first pursued by the Catholic Church a millennium and a half ago explain what made the industrialized world so powerful—and so peculiar? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Could a marriage policy first pursued by the Catholic Church a millennium and a half ago explain what made the industrialized world so powerful—and so peculiar? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A New Theory of Western Civilization - Judith Shulevitz - October 2020

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Claudia Rankine’s Quest for Racial Dialogue - Ismail Muhammad - October 2020

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