Trump’s Basic Misunderstanding About the War in Ukraine
If the president wants a peace deal, he must change his approach to Putin.
How the Passionate Male Friendship Died
The “perfect” platonic bond used to be between two men. What happened?
An Autopsy Report on Biden’s In-Office Decline
“Five people were running the country,” a political insider told the authors of the new book Original Sin. “And Joe Biden was at best a senior member of the board.”
The New Spiritual Leader on Campus
Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.
The Subtlety of the Macho-Men SNL Sketch
Bad Bunny’s sketch about what two Latino men are really saying about their girlfriends reveals what people often miss across cultural barriers.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
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.
Dear James: I Hate My Post-college Life
I’m utterly lost.
The Day Grok Told Everyone About ‘White Genocide’
What in the world just happened with Elon Musk’s chatbot?
The New MAGA World Order
This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones.
What Is Alison Bechdel’s Secret?
The cartoonist has spent a lifetime worrying. In a new graphic novel, she finds something like solace.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
The Visionary of Trump 2.0
Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.
The Age of Social Media Is Ending
It never should have begun.
Why I Hope to Die at 75
An argument that society and families—and you—will be better off if nature takes its course swiftly and promptly
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Polling Was Quietly Still Bad in 2024
After nearly a decade of fine-tuning, the industry still hasn’t figured out how to reach enough Donald Trump supporters.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads