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Just Don’t Call Her Unqualified

Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., is a real prosecutor. She’s also a real MAGA partisan.

Israel Plunges Into Darkness

What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.

AI Is Not Your Friend

How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it

‘I Run the Country and the World’

Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.

The Partisan Mind Virus

Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.

Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

Food safety in America is under attack.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold

The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich

The sun is setting on burger dominance.

The Pope’s Most Revealing Choice So Far

By choosing the name Leo XIV, the pope has indicated that he won’t merely be progressive or conservative.

Nostalgia for the Early Days of Parenting

“Cherish it while you can” is hard advice to follow for many new parents.

The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable

What an American pope means for the Catholic Church and the world

The Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts

If you thought Elon Musk was really trying to cut costs, you weren’t in on the joke.

Canadian Ambassador: My Countrymen Are Angry and Frustrated With the U.S.

Kirsten Hillman talks Trump, trade, and the fraught future of the U.S.-Canada relationship.

We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel

In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift

Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading

Hint: It’s not just the screens.

A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths

If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.

How America Got Mean

In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.

Tyre Nichols and the End of Police Reform

If a savage beating, captured on camera, cannot produce a murder conviction, the chances of fixing the police-brutality problem are very bleak.

The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense

Congress is trying to preserve the illusion of revenue while cutting taxes.

A Totally Unnecessary Way to Stress Parents Out

The tyranny of school spirit days