DOGE Was Bad. Schedule F Will Be Worse.
An executive order will convert 50,000 government employees into de facto political appointees who serve only at the president’s pleasure.
Radio Atlantic: In the Oval Office With Donald Trump
A conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg, Ashley Parker, and Michael Scherer about their recent interview with the president of the United States
Signalgate, Trump, and The Atlantic
Denial and attack have worked exceedingly well for the president. But there are limits.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
How to Age Up Together
We’re living in the most age-diverse time in human history. So why are we so age segregated?
Guest House
A poem
Does Anyone Still Hitchhike?
Traveling by thumb isn’t popular anymore. Some say it should be.
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
Six Stories for Your Weekend
Spend time with our reading list on an “impossible” disease outbreak in the Alps, why grandparents are reaching their limit, and more.
Trump Administration to Judges: ‘We Will Find You’
The attorney general’s message to the judiciary is clear.
How to Find Inspiration in New Places
“I do not spark automatically,” a writer noted in The Atlantic in 1912.
Trump’s First 100 Days
Panelists discuss the president’s most consequential actions—and the biggest changes to American governance.
How Drug Cartels Took Over Social Media
Mexico’s gangs are influencers now.
Trump’s Cosplay Cabinet
The president’s appointees often appear to be acting out a made-for-television version of their jobs rather than actually doing them.
What Porn Did to American Culture
Sophie Gilbert discusses how the industry defined womanhood, sex, and power.
AI Executives Promise Cancer Cures. Here’s the Reality
The technology is genuinely useful for scientific discovery, but its applications are less dramatic than you might think.
The Last True Private Realm
When our waking thoughts get transmuted into dreams, what do we learn?
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?
Ben-Gvir Can’t Bring Himself to Pretend
The Israeli national-security minister came to New Haven to tell the story of his political awakening.
The Conversation That Moviegoers Don’t Need to Be Having
Sinners has made a splash at the box office, but analysts want to focus on the money it isn’t making.
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