24 Books to Get Lost in This Summer
The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.
‘All They Want Is America. All They Have Is Panama.’
They thought they’d reached their journeys’ end. Now many of them have come full circle.
The Protective ‘Politburo’ That Hid Biden’s Decline
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson discuss their new book, Original Sin.
The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History
House Republicans voted to advance a bill that would offer lavish tax cuts for the rich while slashing benefits for the poor.
The Anti-Natalist’s Revenge
A manifesto left by the bomber of a fertility clinic demands refutation.
The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden
While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Trump Is Crushing the Netanyahu Myth
The Israeli leader and his allies bet everything on Trump. But he’s just not that into them.
The First Minute of Every Phone Call Is Torture Now
But at least you have something to talk about.
It Should Not Be Controversial to Plead for Gaza’s Children
Israel’s limits on aid have put the region at “critical risk of famine.” Help is within reach. But it’s not enough—and it’s arriving too slowly.
An Atlantic Reading List on Consciousness
What it feels like to love somebody who cannot communicate the way they once did
What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”
Biden’s Age Wasn’t a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact.
The story about the former president getting old is getting old.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
How People With Dementia Make Sense of the World
The human brain has a way of creating logic, even when it’s drifting from reality.
The Beauty That Moral Courage Creates
A lovely paradox of doing good in the world is that it does you good too.
The Long War That Ended Last Week
The PKK is disarming. Can Turkey keep the peace?
The Most Controversial Game on the Internet
Wyna Liu, the editor of the New York Times game Connections, discusses her process and the particular ire her puzzles inspire.
What AI Thinks It Knows About You
What happens when people can see what assumptions a large language model is making about them?
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