Trump’s Tariffs Are Designed to Backfire
Instead of leading to reduced trade barriers, the new global tariff plan is all but guaranteed to raise them.
There Is Only One Way to Make Sense of the Tariffs
The policy is absurd. It’s also an extension of Trump’s chaotic personality.
The Good News About Trump’s Tariffs
Authoritarian leaders are most dangerous when they’re popular. Wrecking the economy is unlikely to broaden Trump’s support.
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
To Be Happier, Stop Resisting Change
The zen of archery is all about learning how to let go.
Trump’s Day of Reckoning
The president’s allies are privately acknowledging that he is in a rough stretch.
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet
Grievance politics can only carry him so far.
The Big Story: The Fallout From the Signal Controversy
Jeffrey Goldberg joins Ashley Parker to discuss breaking the Signal story, the fallout, and more. Don’t miss this subscriber-only event on Thursday, April 3, at 11:30 a.m. ET.
The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption.
Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.
Why Trump Wants to Control Universities
They could be key to recapturing the culture.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.