Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is
But she doesn’t.
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.
The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden
While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
What Trump Got Right in the Middle East
He put business front and center and politics to the side.
Trump’s Plan to Cap Drug Prices Doesn’t Exist
Instead, he seems content blaming foreign countries and hoping for the best.
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
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.
What AI Thinks It Knows About You
What happens when people can see what assumptions a large language model is making about them?
Biden’s Age Wasn’t a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact.
The story about the former president getting old is getting old.
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 Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster
Bees are dying. Federal funding cuts aren’t helping.
How the Passionate Male Friendship Died
The “perfect” platonic bond used to be between two men. What happened?
Trump Is Tired of Courts Telling Him He’s Breaking the Law
Beneath the technical arguments at the Supreme Court last week was an effort to take away one of the only really effective legal tools for reining in the executive branch.
How to Make Friendships Last Your Whole Life
“Swallow your pride and make the first move,” one reader says.
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 Colin Jost Became a Joke
The “Weekend Update” host knows exactly what he’s doing.
Trump’s Newest Crackdown on Dissent
Assault charges against a Democratic member of Congress look more like intimidation than law enforcement.
The Rushed, Blundering Effort to Send Deportees to Third Countries
Many of those sent to countries that aren’t their own are at heightened risk for abuse.
The Real Problem With the FAA
There’s a fundamental flaw in the way the United States guides airplanes around the country.