A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
The Political Fight of the Century
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.
America Is Having a Showboater Moment
The Trump administration talks tough on crime but shrugs off the work of real law enforcement.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading
Hint: It’s not just the screens.
A Week of Manufactured Trump Victories
Shashi Tharoor and the Trump grift machine
Against Sunscreen Absolutism
Moderate sun exposure can be good for you. Why won’t American experts acknowledge that?
What It Means to Tell the Truth About America
And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”
Photos of the Week: Harness Race, Obelisk Vista, Cheerleading Businessmen
The 1,000th anniversary of a city in France, Vesak Day celebrations in Indonesia, the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland, and much more
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Dear James: Is This Sexless Marriage Over?
My best friend’s husband refuses to touch her.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
Why So Many People Are Unhappy in Retirement
Too often, we imagine life to be like the hero’s journey, and leave out its crucial last step: letting go.
The Debate That Will Determine How Democrats Govern Next Time
Did the party lose in 2024 despite Joe Biden’s economic approach, or because of it?