The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right
Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.
Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing
The far-right AfD seems destined for a strong showing in Sunday’s federal parliamentary election.
The Trump World Order
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
The Perfect Show for Family Entertainment
Culture and entertainment musts from Boris Kachka
The DOGE Project Will Backfire
Trump’s war on public employees is bad for all of us.
Elon Musk Can’t Stop Talking About Penises
The world’s richest man needs new material.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
MAGA Has Found a New Model
The leading figures of the Trump administration have fallen for a far-right party in Germany.
The Ultimate Antidote to Toxic Behavior Online
Changing your perception and withholding your attention are great ways of regaining control over online abuse.
Santa Filomena
A poem published in The Atlantic in 1857
The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump
The president sees himself as national king, and every other American—including Maine Governor Janet Mills—as one of his quavering subjects.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Incompetence Leavened With Malignity
The Trump administration’s Ukraine policy is liable to end in disaster.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
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.
Why Is Everyone Talking About Getting ‘Oneshotted’?
A slang term for the extremely online also serves as a weird mirror of the internet experience.
The Fantasy of a Nonprofit Dating App
Imagine if digital matchmakers had no financial incentives.
The NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials
NIH officials said they were given no advance warning and less than an hour to post the memo publicly.