Iran Wants to Talk
Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.
Make Smuggling Great Again
Canada’s ultimate retaliation for Trump’s tariffs will be to turn ordinary Americans who cross the border to shop for cheaper goods into latter-day bootleggers.
Trump’s Jewish Cover Story
The administration claims to be protecting Jews while advancing an agenda that most Jews oppose.
The Last Three Days of Mussolini
“Il Duce slumped, first falling to his knees, then leaning sideways against the wall.”
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
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 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.
Reclaim Imperfect Faces
Technology isn’t just changing the way we look—it’s changing our sense of how we should look.
Why Canadians Are Better Than Americans at Protesting Trump Right Now
A unified movement like “Buy Canadian” is hard to find in America.
The Man Out to Prove How Dumb AI Still Is
François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
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.
The Wild Trump Theory Making the Rounds on Wall Street
QAnon for tariffs
My Snail Mucin Is Caught in a Trade War
Tariffs could upend America’s love affair with Korean skin care.
A Wild Plan to Avert Catastrophic Sea-Level Rise
The collapse of Antarctica’s ice sheets would be disastrous. A group of scientists has an idea to save them.
Defying the Courts Will Backfire
The public has not responded kindly to other politicians who have tried this in the past.
The Political Fight of the Century
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.
Who Needs Intimacy?
Influential novelists are imagining what women’s lives might look like without the demands of partners and children.
RFK Jr.’s 18th-Century Idea About Mental Health
The health secretary’s clearest plans for psychiatric treatment are a retreat to the past.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
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