The Atlantic Magazine - June 2022

In this issue

How Politics Poisoned the Church
e evangelical movement spent 40 years at war with secular America. Now it’s at war with itself.
By Tim Alberta

Chasing Joan Didion
What was it that gave her such power?
By Caitlin Flanagan

“They're not human beings”

Ukraine and the words that lead to mass murder

10+ mins

How Politics Poisoned the Church

The evangelical movement spent 40 years at war with secular America. Now it's at war with itself.

10+ mins

Can Forensic Science Be Trusted?

The story of a forensic analyst in Ohio, whose findings in multiple cases have been called into question, reveals the systemic flaws in American crime labs.

10+ mins

Chasing Joan Didion

I visited the writer's California homes, from Berkeley to Malibu. What was looking for?

10+ mins

Fox News Does Late Night

Greg Gutfeld has owned the libs all the way to the top of the ratings

6 mins

Tracy Flick for Principal

Tom Perrotta's '90s antihero returns.

10+ mins

Blaming Our Inner Ape

Humans love to pin retrograde gender dynamics on our primate cousins. Is that fair?

10+ mins

The Defiant Strangeness of Werner Herzog

The director brings his signature theme adventurers who share his quixotic compulsions—to his debut novel.

10 mins

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