America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption.
Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Iran Wants to Talk
Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past
America was never healthy to begin with.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers
They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
The New Marriage of Unequals
Women are now more likely to marry a less-educated man than men are to marry a less-educated woman.
Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet
Grievance politics can only carry him so far.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Dear James: My Husband Is a Mess
It’s gotten so bad, I’m considering leaving him.
The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer
As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.
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