The Atlantic - December 2025

The Atlantic - December 2025

The December 2025 issue centers on threats to American democracy and the turbulent landscape leading into the 2026 midterms, with cover framing around “The Coming Election Mayhem.” Feature packages include analyses warning of potential efforts to undermine electoral processes, arguments for renewing civic patriotism, and examinations of America’s dimming global democratic influence. The issue also mixes narrative and culture reporting—crime and mystery features, social‑media critiques, and arts writing—presented as a broad, year‑end panorama of politics, institutions, and public life.