‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Don’t Look at Stock Markets. Look at the Ports.
A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
‘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.
Donald Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Innovations
Deporting illegal immigrants is lawful. Imprisoning them in El Salvador makes a mockery of the Eighth Amendment.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
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 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.
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
A White House Briefing Straight From North Korea
How MAGA influencers have reshaped the press corps
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
Who Gets Panzer Tattooed on Their Arm?
The ink that tells the story of Trump’s second term
Is Anthony Weiner Ready to Go Another Round?
The ex-congressman whose name became a punch line is running for New York’s city council. In some ways, he hasn’t changed a bit.
Something’s Fishy About the ‘Migrant Crisis’
The federal government’s dysfunction leaves immigrant-friendly cities feeling overwhelmed.