The Atlantic did not shroud itself in glory during the pandemic. Better than SciAm, certainly, but they publish a lot of dubious stuff right next to decent articles.

For example, they publish this, now:

"The Revelatory Cringe of Anthony Fauci"

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/07/anthony-faucis-emb...

Which, regardless of what you feel about Fauci, is at least against type for the Atlantic. But in 2020, they had no problem publishing garbage like this:

"Georgia's Experiment in Human Sacrifice"

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/why-georg...