Christopher Beam

Christopher Beam is a writing fellow at The Atlantic.

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  1. The Wrath at Khan

    Silicon Valley billionaires claim that antitrust enforcement hurts the little guy. Do they have a point?

    A collage showing Reid Hoffman, Lina Khan, and Marc Andreessen
    Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Tobias Hase / AP; Graeme Sloan / Sipa USA / AP; Bloomberg / Getty.
  2. The Crybaby Olympics

    Sports have always had sore losers. But based on this year’s Games, athletes seem to be getting worse at losing well.

    Illustration of a broken Olympic torch
    Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: CSA Images / Getty.
  3. Welcome to Pricing Hell

    The ubiquitous rise of add-on fees and personalized pricing has turned buying stuff into a game you can’t win.

    growing price tag
    Illustration by Ben Hickey for The Atlantic