An Unsustainable Presidency
Nothing about Donald Trump’s first 100 days has been ordinary.
Trump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’
The MIT economist David Autor helped fracture the old free-trade consensus. But he thinks that what’s replacing it is even worse.
The Short-Circuiting of the American Mind
A century-old book foresaw Trump’s most basic strategy.
The New Divide in American Marriage
College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.
A Hollywood Anachronism That Still Holds Up
The Legend of Ochi conjures the kinds of effects the film industry rarely uses anymore.
The One Thing That Drives Trump
Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer discuss the challenges of reporting on the president.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
The 35th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope
A collection of amazing recent images made with the Hubble Space Telescope
The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance
The price of boneless chicken thighs is finally catching up with the price of white meat.
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.
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