‘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.
‘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.
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
Donald Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Innovations
Deporting illegal immigrants is lawful. Imprisoning them in El Salvador makes a mockery of the Eighth Amendment.
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.
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
A White House Briefing Straight From North Korea
How MAGA influencers have reshaped the press corps
Universities Deserve Special Standing
A good life and a good society require an ongoing search for understanding and knowledge.
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.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.