‘It’s All Cronyism Going Forward’
A flu researcher the Trump administration elevated to power will now benefit from a massive funding award.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Putin’s Bread and Circus Had Bread
If there’s one cue Trump missed from the Russian dictator, it’s never to mess with economic stability.
This Conclave Will Be Different
The media have never had so much influence on the men who pick the pope.
The Collapse of Feminism
Spice Girls slogans and reality-TV aesthetics: A new book traces how feminism morphed into clickable objectification.
Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit
Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.
Why Do Collaborators Do It?
In a new novel, Daniel Kehlmann considers why the director G. W. Pabst worked with the Nazis.
Endowments Are Next
Taxing endowments is likely to weaken elite institutions, not fix them. That’s the point.
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Missing Branch
In an era of intense constitutional combat, Congress is nowhere to be found.
How the World Became Awash in Synthetics
It started in 1934, with a PR crisis.
An ‘America First’ Deal With the Houthis
The U.S. has extracted itself from the conflict, not ended it.
The U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada
The consequences if Trump followed through on his belligerent rhetoric about a “51st state” would be catastrophic.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Don’t Look at Stock Markets. Look at the Ports.
A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
When the Fight for Democracy Is Personal
Allison Riggs discusses the protracted legal battle for her seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, and what it means for the entire country.
How to Prepare for the Trumpcession
I don’t know what’s happening, but I’m stocking up on ibuprofen.
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