The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
The Day Grok Told Everyone About ‘White Genocide’
What in the world just happened with Elon Musk’s chatbot?
The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
The Good News About Crime
The sharp rise in violent crime starting in 2020 received lots of attention. The recent reported drops, not so much.
Trump’s Tactical Burger Unit Is Beyond Parody
Happy Meal Team Six
A Different Way to Think About Medicine’s Most Stubborn Enigma
A new book shows that dementia isn’t just a loss, and memory is much more than recollection.
How to Take Charge of Your Family Inheritance
You may be fine with becoming more like your parents or hate the idea. Either way, it’s something you can control.
Silicon Valley Braces for Chaos
The center of the tech universe seems to believe that Trump’s tariff whiplash is nothing compared with what they see coming from AI.
Maybe Star Wars Is Better Without Lightsabers
The TV series Andor achieved greatness by challenging the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy.
The Default-Parent Problem
Why do so many people assume that Mom knows what’s going on with the kids, and that Dad does not?
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
The Darker Design Behind Trump’s $400 Million Plane
Through Qatar’s gift of a luxury jet, Trump has escalated American soft corruption to a garish new extreme.
America Is Having a Showboater Moment
The Trump administration talks tough on crime but shrugs off the work of real law enforcement.
The MAGA-World Rift Over Trump’s Qatari Jet
Some of the president’s biggest allies are panning his plan to accept the luxury aircraft.
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
The Mess at Airports Is Part of a Larger Pattern
What’s behind the Newark-airport fiasco
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
The Secret Cruelty of T. S. Eliot
Before she died, Emily Hale donated love letters she had received from the author while his wife was ill. Now public, the writings reveal his quiet duplicity.