This Is the Way a World Order Ends
Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
If the Atomic Bomb Had Not Been Used
Was Japan already beaten before the August 1945 bombings?
Dear James: I Hate My Post-college Life
I’m utterly lost.
Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight
To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.
Maybe Star Wars Is Better Without Lightsabers
The TV series Andor achieved greatness by challenging the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy.
And the Oscar Goes to … Something the Voters Didn’t Watch
The Academy has a new rule to address this problem. Good luck with enforcing that.
The Age of Social Media Is Ending
It never should have begun.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.