The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
China Called Trump’s Bluff
There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
The Terrible Optics of ICE Enforcement Are Fueling a Trump Immigration Backlash
The president was elected, in part, on a pledge to crack down on immigration. But he may be overinterpreting his mandate.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
A Totally Unnecessary Way to Stress Parents Out
The tyranny of school spirit days
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
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.
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.
What the U.K. Deal Reveals About Trump’s Trade Strategy
The United States is settling for a tiny fraction of what it could have achieved through traditional free-trade agreements.
The Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts
If you thought Elon Musk was really trying to cut costs, you weren’t in on the joke.
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