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The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

SNL Isn’t Really Hot for Your Mom

A raunchy sketch ends up reinforcing the stereotype of mothers as frumpy and sexless.

A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship

Would you raise kids with your best pals?

AI Is Not Your Friend

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

How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap

For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.

An Old-School Pitching Coach Says I Told You So

Leo Mazzone was right about the undue focus on pitch velocity.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

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

Why I’m Leaving Pacific Palisades

My family survived the fire. We want to rebuild. But another, greater conflagration has enveloped us.

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.

‘I Run the Country and the World’

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

Now I Know What My Mother Was Saying

I always knew my mother loved me. I didn’t realize the full practical cost of her love until becoming a mother myself.

How America Got Mean

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

What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler

Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.

The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them

You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.

Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

Food safety in America is under attack.

Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market

A new sign that AI is competing with college grads

DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease

Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.

Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab

Can anyone stop his space-based internet?

The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich

The sun is setting on burger dominance.

Trump’s Inevitable Betrayal of His Supporters

Trump never meant to keep his promises. His voters are starting to notice.