Bad News
Legacy media must compete against a choose-your-own-adventure reality.
In Praise of Clarity
There is no ambiguity here.
Helping Ukraine Is Europe’s Job Now
Trump is closer to Putin than to any of the continent’s democratic leaders.
To Find Alien Intelligence, Start With the Mountains
The key to complex life might be hiding miles below our feet.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
The Trump-Whim Economy Is Here
Expectations of who will gain, and who will lose, from the president-elect’s second term are already moving markets.
Trump Is Handing China a Golden Opportunity on Climate
Already a leader in clean tech, China may see a new reason to act as leader in addressing climate change too.
A ‘Crazy’ Idea for Treating Autoimmune Diseases Might Actually Work
Lupus has long been considered incurable—but a series of breakthroughs are fueling hope.
The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions
One Democratic congressman wasn’t surprised by Tuesday’s election results.
‘Make America Healthy Again’ Sounds Good Until You Start Asking Questions
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health agenda is politically slippery.
Why Gossip Is Fatal to Good Writing
A new book compares the authors and frenemies Joan Didion and Eve Babitz, but its fixation on their rivalry obscures the complicated truth.
Why America Still Doesn’t Have a Female President
Every woman is the wrong woman.
Why Did Latinos Vote for Trump?
The narrative of America as the land of the free has ceased to be many voters’ top priority.
Trump: 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.
Trump Won. Now What?
The United States is about to become a different kind of country.
What the Left Keeps Getting Wrong
Democrats should not dismiss Trump’s win as the result of sexism and racism alone.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Winners of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024
Some of the winning and honored photographs from this year’s competition
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.