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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 New Marriage of Unequals

Women are now more likely to marry a less-educated man than men are to marry a less-educated woman.

The Evermaskers

The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.

No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers

They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.

Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete

The New Jersey senator broke congressional records by speaking for more than 25 hours. How?

The Big Story: The Fallout From the Signal Controversy

Jeffrey Goldberg joins Ashley Parker to discuss breaking the Signal story, the fallout, and more. Don’t miss this subscriber-only event on Thursday, April 3, at 11:30 a.m. ET.

How the Trump Administration Learned to Obscure the Truth in Court

This is a litigation strategy born of the first travel ban.

History Will Judge the Complicit

Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?

Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet

Grievance politics can only carry him so far.

Dear James: My Husband Is a Mess

It’s gotten so bad, I’m considering leaving him.

The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer

As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.

What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past

America was never healthy to begin with.

The New Singlehood Stigma

Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.

Miscarriage and Motherhood

What having a baby taught me about the illusion of control

Why Sheinbaum Can Surrender to Trump

Canadian and European leaders push back against the U.S. because they have to listen to their voters. Mexico’s leader faces no penalty for ignoring hers.

Growing Up Murdoch

James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire

Iran Wants to Talk

Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.

Confessions of a Republican Exile

A longtime conservative, alienated by Trumpism, tries to come to terms with life on the moderate edge of the Democratic Party.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.