The Atlantic

4.4 | 1,153 ratings

Price: 49.99

Last update: 12-23-2024

Top reviews from the United States

Jay

Balanced, topical, great read

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2017

As far as I am aware, you can access all of the Atlantic's online content free (with some non-intrusive ads). I still choose to pay for a Kindle subscription because I want to feel like I am contributing to great journalism. The Atlantic is mostly balanced, always topical and well edited. It gives me, as a non-American, a grown-up perspective on what goes on in the US; and it has plenty of content that stimulates the mind of a world citizen. I hate classic left-right classifications of socio-political views because there are way more than two types of people in the world but, as crude shorthand, I would say The Atlantic is intellectually left-leaning with a conscience that does not elide thoughts that come from the right. It also wears its deep thinking lightly and engages you in conversation rather than lecture. I don’t want to name other, more popular magazines or newspapers from the US that much of the rest of the world rates higher than The Atlantic – let me just say I’ve been there, done that.

Robert B. Wooldridge

Intelligent and forward thinking

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019

I like the Atlantic with a grain of salt. What makes this magazine fantastic is the combination of informed imagination and impeccable research. I would not call The Atlantic a news magazine because their best reporting is not on what happened last week but on what might happen next week. That, of course, is a huge generalization since they also dive deep into past issues (I still remember this incredible exploration they did of Obama's disastrous decision not to enforce the "red line" in Syria's gas attack). But, in general, for me, their best stuff is when they look both deeply and imaginatively at the direction current events could take us. It's speculative, and therefore not "news" but always fascinating even if not necessarily informative (or an accurate prediction). For example, they recently published an entire issue dedicated exclusively to observations about democracy in the United States. They looked at the foundations, the turns, and the future possibilities during and after the Trump era. They're smart enough never to present these speculations as predictive; they tend to be presented more as possibilities or warnings. The editorial board is critical in all things, but, like the New York Times, has a distinct cant to the left.

Same great writing. Greener than the paper edition

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024

Same great writing. Greener than the paper edition.

KCMoJo

The Atlantic is among the best magazines

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2019

The Atlantic covers life, politics, culture, technology and the arts in long-form magazine stories. Its writers are smart, comprehendible and concise in their contributions. I recommend The Atlantic to anyone who is open to new ideas, understandble analysis and good writing.

Linda W

Thoughtful analysis, timely and accurate --and it's also a pleasure to read.

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020

The Atlantic Monthly is very good at identifying the topics that are profoundly important in politics and society. Atlantic writers are often ahead of the curve. I'll read something in the Atlantic and find that two months later, it is all anyone is talking about. The articles are long enough to be meaningful but not so long that I have to carve out time. There is a lot out there that is a waste. The Atlantic Monthly is well worth the time and money.

A. Oakley

Informative and Timely

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020

I have read Atlantic Magazine for many years. The writers for the Atlantic are intelligent, do their research and report on issues that are important today. I first picked up the magazine in my doctor's office and hated to put it down. So I have been a subscriber ever since. It makes you think about what matters. Maybe a few more people need to be reading it. I highly recommend it for people with thinking minds.

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The information is very thoroughly researched, the articles are varied balanced and accurate.

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2020

I always look forward to the next edition, article and page. I’m a news person and lately even I have reached my limit. That’s why I enjoy the variety of subjects that the Atlantic offers. I just finished an article about Supermarkets! So relatable and interesting and fun. The next piece is about the coming collapse of the banking system... I’ll wait until I get back from the store to read that one.

LMc

The Atlantic is a great magazine. But it doesn't work well on Kindle.

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022

To be clear, this is not a review of The Atlantic itself, to which I would wholeheartedly give five stars. It's a review of its incarnation on Kindle. Yes, subscribing through Amazon is ever so slightly cheaper than getting a "real" digital subscription, but the format does not lend itself -- at all -- to reading on a phone, and you don't get access to the Atlantic website to read additional articles. I am grateful for the 30 day trial, although it took 29 days, 23 hours, and 45 minutes less than that for me to pull the plug and go for the "real" subscription instead.
All of this is particularly surprising to me because I do most of my reading on Kindle. But in this case (and maybe for other magazines as well), it just doesn't work particularly well.

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