‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Don’t Look at Stock Markets. Look at the Ports.
A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’
The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.
The Writer Who Understood Aloneness
Mavis Gallant’s short stories are about people, especially women, who prefer to live on the social margins. I cherish one of them most of all.
The Missing Part of Trump’s Minerals Math
Without demand from clean energy, the U.S. market for rare earth, graphite, and lithium will falter.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
A White House Briefing Straight From North Korea
How MAGA influencers have reshaped the press corps
Who Gets Panzer Tattooed on Their Arm?
The ink that tells the story of Trump’s second term