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"Trump and his team, in record time, just lost a war to a militarily mediocre—but nonetheless, extremely dangerous—adversary," @RadioFreeTom argues. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/…

The countdown is on! Join us in NYC for expert-led conversations on health and aging, the state of politics, the biggest ideas in tech and AI, the future of women's sports, climate, and much more, including a sneak peak of the new season of Netflix's “The Diplomat”. Get your pass now for the best possible price. 🔗 theatlanticfestival.com

A limited number of 1-Day Passes and Out and About tickets remain for The Atlantic Festival. Hear from Sophia Roe, Spencer Rascoff, Scott Galloway, and W. Kamau Bell—among many others—on the most pressing issues shaping our world. Join us in person or stream the conversations live. Explore the agenda: theatlanticfestival.com #TAF2025

1-Day Passes and Out and Abouts are now on sale for The Atlantic Festival. Join us in New York this fall for a three-day celebration of bold ideas and urgent conversations. With a powerhouse speaker lineup including: Richard Ayoade with David Letterman, Robert Downey Jr., Kamilah Forbes, Scott Galloway, Tom Hanks, Becky Kennedy, and Andrew Zimmern and The Atlantic’s journalism live on stage, each day offers something new. Grab your 1-Day Pass or Out and About ticket now → theatlanticfestival.com

The Atlantic Festival agenda is here. Join us for three days of timely conversations and bold ideas, as a powerhouse lineup of speakers brings The Atlantic’s journalism to the stage. 1-Day Passes and Out and About tickets go on sale tomorrow. Explore the full agenda → theatlanticfestival.com

We're overwhelmed with the response to our 2-Day Premium Passes, which are currently sold out! Don't worry, our single day passes will be available next month when the agenda is released. Join the festival list at theatlanticfestival.com to get updates on the agenda, new speakers, passes, and more.

A limited number of 2-Day Premium Passes are available now at theatlanticfestival.com. We recommend purchasing yours early for the best possible price. Can’t make it to NYC? Watch select sessions live via our FREE Virtual Pass from anywhere in the world. Register now!

The Atlantic Festival is coming to New York City for the first time in over a decade. Join us this Sept. 18–20 for bold conversations on politics, culture, tech, and more. Speaker lineup drops June 10. 🔗 Sign up to stay in the loop: theatlanticfestival.com

Watch highlights from our On The Future event in D.C. “Redefining Power: Women Shaping the new Political Agenda” explores how women can harness their collective power to drive policy, influence elections, and reshape the political agenda with Maria Teresa Kumar, Molly Day, and contributing writer, Jemele Hill. youtube.com/watch?v=xKj8hH…

.@TimAlberta says Trump’s support has seen “erosion across the board,” which could continue without a course correction. “Trump himself will probably never pay the price for this,” Alberta adds, but the Republican Party and conservative institutions will.

Watch more: youtube.com/watch?v=PUwfIh…

“If you are basically trying to stay in power and rule as you wish, experts are your enemies,” @radiofreetom says. “Because one of the things authoritarians do is tell the masses, ‘We can solve anything. It’s easy.’”

The former NIH director Francis Collins tells @JeffreyGoldberg he fears the U.S. is losing a generation of scientists. “We have depended so heavily on being the place that everybody wanted to come to to do research," Collins says. "And now we’re driving those people away.”

The former NIH director Francis Collins tells @JeffreyGoldberg that the rapid and successful development of the COVID-19 vaccines "will be seen by historians as the greatest achievement of science up to that point."

"When you mix politics and science, you just get politics." Former NIH director Francis Collins talks about the effects of polarization and misinformation on public health:

The former NIH director Francis Collins attributes "tens of millions" of saved lives to the efforts of Anthony Fauci over the course of his career.

Americans are “not yet” living in an autocracy @Anneapplebaum tells @jeffreygoldberg. . “We still have plenty of agency … Just because [people around Donald Trump] know what the playbook is and they’ve started to follow it doesn’t mean that they achieve their goal in the end.”

Today at #OnTheFuture we'll be joined by @KirstenHillmanA the Ambassador of Canada to the United States in conversation with our Editor in Chief Watch the livestream now: youtube.com/watch?v=PUwfIh…

The #AtlanticHealth Summit may be over, but the discussions don’t stop here. What insights from this year’s event will have the biggest impact on the future of healthcare? youtube.com/watch?v=SzGhm2…

Thank you to our speakers, attendees, and everyone who joined us for #AtlanticHealth. Let’s keep the conversation going—what’s one idea from this year’s summit that stuck with you? theatlantic.com/live/health-su…