My Shipwreck Story
On my first time out as a commercial fisherman, my boat sank, my captain died, and I was left adrift and alone in the Pacific.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
How the Passionate Male Friendship Died
The “perfect” platonic bond used to be between two men. What happened?
The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden
While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.
The Talented Mr. Vance
J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power.
What AI Thinks It Knows About You
What happens when people can see what assumptions a large language model is making about them?
24 Books to Get Lost in This Summer
The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.
The Egregious Reinstatement of Pete Rose
To believe that pressure from Donald Trump had nothing to do with Major League Baseball’s decision would require ignoring some awfully big coincidences.
Modi’s Escalation Trap
A counterterrorism policy designed to burnish a strongman’s image risks setting off new rounds of conflict.
Trump’s Plan to Cap Drug Prices Doesn’t Exist
Instead, he seems content blaming foreign countries and hoping for the best.
When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin
In 1965, the two intellectual giants squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped.
Biden’s Age Wasn’t a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact.
The story about the former president getting old is getting old.
What Trump Got Right in the Middle East
He put business front and center and politics to the side.
The Fraught Relationship Between a Pope and His Home
If Leo’s predecessors are any guide, this moment of American Catholic unity likely won’t last.
The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster
Bees are dying. Federal funding cuts aren’t helping.
How Colin Jost Became a Joke
The “Weekend Update” host knows exactly what he’s doing.
Trump Thinks He Knows What Started the Pandemic
The lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origins has become a principle of MAGA governance.
How to Make Friendships Last Your Whole Life
“Swallow your pride and make the first move,” one reader says.
The Real Problem With the FAA
There’s a fundamental flaw in the way the United States guides airplanes around the country.
Photos: A Week of Destructive Tornadoes Across the U.S.
Images from affected communities in several states