Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is
But she doesn’t.
How the Passionate Male Friendship Died
The “perfect” platonic bond used to be between two men. What happened?
What AI Thinks It Knows About You
What happens when people can see what assumptions a large language model is making about them?
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.
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.
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.
‘I Have Never Seen Anything Like This’
Photos from a week of destructive tornadoes across the U.S.
Trump’s Plan to Cap Drug Prices Doesn’t Exist
Instead, he seems content blaming foreign countries and hoping for the best.
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.
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.
Modi’s Escalation Trap
A counterterrorism policy designed to burnish a strongman’s image risks setting off new rounds of conflict.
The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster
Bees are dying. Federal funding cuts aren’t helping.
How to Make Friendships Last Your Whole Life
“Swallow your pride and make the first move,” one reader says.
How Colin Jost Became a Joke
The “Weekend Update” host knows exactly what he’s doing.
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.
Trump’s Newest Crackdown on Dissent
Assault charges against a Democratic member of Congress look more like intimidation than law enforcement.
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.
‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’
The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI
Trump Thinks He Knows What Started the Pandemic
The lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origins has become a principle of MAGA governance.