Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Mandel Ngan / Getty.There Are Exceptionally Sharp Octogenarians. Biden Isn’t One.The president’s age isn’t his problem.Ezekiel J. EmanuelJuly 5, 2024
Win McNamee / GettyThe End of the Biden EraI didn’t think it would come to this.Tom NicholsJune 28, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty.Calls for Biden’s Withdrawal Are a Sign of a Healthy Democratic PartyThe party that’s rallying around a convicted felon, whatever he may do, is the one to worry about.Brian KlaasJune 28, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.It Wasn’t Just the DebateEvery theory of how Joe Biden could win has fallen apart. Rogé KarmaJune 28, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty.They’re Both Totally UnfitAmerica is left without any good option.Elizabeth BruenigJune 28, 2024
Mario Tama / GettyThe Biden-Replacement OperationThe tricky business of changing presidential candidates without tearing the party apart and losing the election anywayRonald BrownsteinJune 28, 2024
Derek White / GettyBiden’s Loved Ones Owe Him the TruthThose who have cared for Biden the longest cannot allow him to continue.Peter WehnerJune 28, 2024
Gerald Herbert / APSomeone Needs to Take Biden’s KeysThe alternative is too horrible to contemplate.Franklin FoerJune 28, 2024
Gerald Herbert / APFore More YearsTwo presidential candidates argue about who’s better at hitting a ball. Nobody wins.Charlie WarzelJune 28, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty.Dropping Out Is Biden’s Most Patriotic OptionIf he believes that Trump is a unique threat, the choice is clear.Jerusalem DemsasJune 28, 2024
Justin Sullivan / GettyTime to Go, JoeBiden needs to step aside—for the sake of his own dignity, for the good of his party, for the future of the country.Mark LeibovichJune 28, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Christian Monterrosa / AFP / Getty.Trump Should Never Have Had This PlatformThe debate was a travesty—because its whole premise was to treat a failed coup leader as a legitimate candidate for the presidency.David FrumJune 28, 2024
Gerald Herbert / APA Disaster for Joe BidenWatching the president at the first debate was at times almost physically uncomfortable.David A. GrahamJune 27, 2024
Brandon Bell / GettyThe Unadorned Truth About Donald TrumpWe must treat him like any other candidate for high office who is emotionally and mentally unstable.Jeffrey GoldbergJune 27, 2024
Win McNamee / GettyWhat Kind of ‘Psycho’ Calls Dead Americans ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’?Trump’s denial of his own well-documented remarks is a tell.Adrienne LaFranceJune 27, 2024
Chip Somodevilla / GettyTrump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.Jeffrey GoldbergSeptember 3, 2020