The Destruction of the Department of Justice
When people at the department embrace Trump’s scorn for the law, the law, as a practical limitation on government action, ceases to exist.
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
Don’t Let Love Take Over Your Life
The case for love-life balance
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
The Partisan Mind Virus
Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
How to Age Up on a Warming Planet
Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.
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.
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.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
And start raising kind ones.
The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense
Congress is trying to preserve the illusion of revenue while cutting taxes.
What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler
Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
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