‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The Trump Voters Who Like What They See
“Even if they don’t agree with everything he’s doing, he’s doing something.”
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
The New Divide in American Marriage
College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
This Is the Way a World Order Ends
Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.
An Unsustainable Presidency
Nothing about Donald Trump’s first 100 days has been ordinary.
The End of the ‘Generic’ Grocery-Store Brand
They’re no longer terrible—in fact, they’re often the draw.
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election
Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.
What Parents of Boys Need to Know
Many people believe in raising their sons to be tough. That’s not the best way to help them thrive.
The End of the Enlightenment?
Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great.
The Short-Circuiting of the American Mind
A century-old book foresaw Trump’s most basic strategy.
Well, That’s One Way to Address America’s Vaping Problem
Millions of Americans are inhaling e-cigarettes illegally imported from China. Because of tariffs, they’re about to get a lot more expensive.
The Great Language Flattening
Chatbots learned from human writing. Now it’s their turn to influence us.
Russia Is in Demographic Free Fall. Putin Isn’t Helping.
The Russian president is enacting one of the world’s most extreme natalism programs—and one of the weirdest.
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