An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
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.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
The Cost of Perfection
Modern women were told they could become stars by turning the camera onto their home life. But at what price?
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.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
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.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers
They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.
Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete
The New Jersey senator broke congressional records by speaking for more than 25 hours. How?
The Big Story: The Fallout From the Signal Controversy
Jeffrey Goldberg joins Ashley Parker to discuss breaking the Signal story, the fallout, and more. Don’t miss this subscriber-only event on Thursday, April 3, at 11:30 a.m. ET.
How the Trump Administration Learned to Obscure the Truth in Court
This is a litigation strategy born of the first travel ban.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet
Grievance politics can only carry him so far.
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.
What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past
America was never healthy to begin with.
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
Miscarriage and Motherhood
What having a baby taught me about the illusion of control
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