The New MAGA World Order
This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones.
The Birthright-Citizenship Case Isn’t Really About Birthright Citizenship
And there’s good reason for that.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The New Spiritual Leader on Campus
Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.
The Day Grok Told Everyone About ‘White Genocide’
What in the world just happened with Elon Musk’s chatbot?
How Orchid Hunters Complicate Colonial Narratives
They were sent to exploit foreign lands, but they were victims of exploitation themselves.
What We Inherit From Our Parents
We’re not doomed to repeat their mistakes, or destined to mimic their best behavior.
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Friends
It’s a little boring, a little type A, and a lot better than letting relationships fizzle.
America Is Having a Showboater Moment
The Trump administration talks tough on crime but shrugs off the work of real law enforcement.
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.
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.
And the Oscar Goes to … Something the Voters Didn’t Watch
The Academy has a new rule to address this problem. Good luck with enforcing that.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
A Week of Manufactured Trump Victories
Shashi Tharoor and the Trump grift machine
Return of the Shaman
How visionary healers became a fixture of contemporary American culture and politics
How to Stay in Touch With Your Friends
The Atlantic’s writers and editors share what they do when life gets in the way.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Maybe Star Wars Is Better Without Lightsabers
The TV series Andor achieved greatness by challenging the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy.
Trump’s Tactical Burger Unit Is Beyond Parody
Happy Meal Team Six