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America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers

He did the right thing in North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight, and he deserves praise.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold

How the Ivy League Broke America

The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.

The Godfather of the Woke Right

A 2011 book by Pat Buchanan shows the deep roots of today’s right-wing illiberalism.

The Art of the Price Hike

Trump’s tariff plan has pushed America’s businesses into a nightmarish experiment.

‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’

The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.

Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab

Can anyone stop his space-based internet?

Breakfast Is Breaking

The classic American version hasn’t changed much in a century. Now it faces an identity crisis.

Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market

A new sign that AI is competing with college grads

The Brands Are Very Sorry About Your Trauma

Why so many companies are inviting people to opt out of Mother’s Day emails

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

It’s not just a phase.

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

Dear James: When My Husband Speaks, My Brain Turns to Mush

Is this a normal marriage thing?

We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong

What illness taught me about true friendship

Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?

Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.

What Kind of Questions Did 17th-Century Daters Have?

Advice columns have always appealed to people’s perennial confusion about love and marriage.

Trump’s Kennedy Center Debut: Les Mis and Six-Figure Checks

The president will attend a fundraiser and a performance of Les Misérables at an institution he hopes to remake in his image.

The ‘Significant Risk’ That Republicans Tank the Economy

How the GOP’s indecision in Congress could crash the markets

How Much Would You Pay for That Doll?

How tariffs may challenge the way you shop

The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals

They finally got the Democratic Party to listen to them. Then came Trump’s second term.