A Truly Macabre White Lotus Plot
What was Tim Ratliff’s arc really about?
Here Are the Places Where the Recession Has Already Begun
Towns near the Canadian border are suffering.
The Comic-Book Artist Who Mastered Space and Time
Jules Feiffer, who died in January, taught me many things, but one comic strip mattered most of all.
The Hollow Men
It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat.
The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
The unusual requests made of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s staff are raising concerns all the way to the White House.
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.
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.
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.
The Only Way to Stop the Financial Crisis
Trump isn’t listening to what the stock market is telling him. He’s not negotiating with foreign leaders in good faith. He’s not hearing what corporate CEOs are saying.
Bombing the Houthis Won’t Work
Trump’s war has no strategy and is likely to backfire.
America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
A third of Americans still breathe unhealthy air after decades of improvements—which the Trump administration wants to roll back.
The People Who Don’t Read Books
Identifying as someone who categorically rejects books suggests a much larger deficiency of character.
Trump Is Burning Down the House
His tariff plan looks like an abject disaster for America, even judged against the benchmarks the administration has set for itself.
The Last Three Days of Mussolini
“Il Duce slumped, first falling to his knees, then leaning sideways against the wall.”
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 Democrats Won’t Acknowledge the Scale of Trump’s Tariff Mess
The president’s allies are putting up a bigger fight than the opposition party is.
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
Trump Almost Always Folds
From trade deals to gun control and immigration to military deployments, the president has a consistent pattern: Talk a big game, then back down.
Wayne Gretzky, Former Canadian Hero
His countrymen aren’t mourning the loss of his scoring record.
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