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Biden’s Age Wasn’t a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact.

The story about the former president getting old is getting old.

The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster

Bees are dying. Federal funding cuts aren’t helping.

Trump’s Newest Crackdown on Dissent

Assault charges against a Democratic member of Congress look more like intimidation than law enforcement.

How America Got Mean

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

Trump Thinks He Knows What Started the Pandemic

The lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origins has become a principle of MAGA governance.

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 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.

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.

I Saw the Movie ‘They’ Don’t Want You to See

Sound of Freedom and the limits of culture-war marketing

‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’

The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI

The Coming Economic Nightmare

Trump’s tariffs could cause stagflation for the first time in decades. It may go on for a long, long time.

How the Passionate Male Friendship Died

The “perfect” platonic bond used to be between two men. What happened?

Germany Arrests King Peter I, the Son of Man, the Messiah

Peter identified sources of frustration and indignity that might bother virtually any German: how one navigates banking, taxation, health care, law.

Inside the Chaos at OpenAI

Sam Altman’s weekend of shock and drama began a year ago, with the release of ChatGPT.

My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.

Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media.

The End of Rule of Law in America

The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.

The Real Problem With the FAA

There’s a fundamental flaw in the way the United States guides airplanes around the country.

This Tornado Mayhem Is a Warning

As hurricane season looms, the effects of DOGE cuts on the U.S. forecasting and alert system are a new menace.

The Secret Cruelty of T. S. Eliot

Before she died, Emily Hale donated love letters she had received from the author while his wife was ill. Now public, the writings reveal his quiet duplicity.

Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon

Ukrainians are confident that they can continue fighting, even without the same level of American support.