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.
How the Passionate Male Friendship Died
The “perfect” platonic bond used to be between two men. What happened?
Trump’s Basic Misunderstanding About the War in Ukraine
If the president wants a peace deal, he must change his approach to Putin.
The New Spiritual Leader on Campus
Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.
The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Why Are There So Many ‘Alternative Devices’ All of a Sudden?
The dream of a phone without problems
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
World War I in Photos: Global Conflict
Centuries of colonialism had spread Europeans around the world, and 20th century developments in transportation were shrinking the globe. World War I pitted diverse nations and cultures against each other in a way no other conflict ever had.
The Visionary of Trump 2.0
Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.
Dear James: How to Handle the Haters?
The world has way too many of them.
How to Make Friendships Last Your Whole Life
“Swallow your pride and make the first move,” one reader says.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
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.”
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads