‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
A White House Briefing Straight From North Korea
How MAGA influencers have reshaped the press corps
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
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.
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 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.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
My Family’s Slave
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
Trump’s Hollow Defense of Tariffs
His usual marketing savvy is nowhere to be seen.
Who Gets Panzer Tattooed on Their Arm?
The ink that tells the story of Trump’s second term
The Jim Crow Economy Is the True Horror in Sinners
The film illustrates the near-impossibility of upward mobility during the segregation era.
I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.
The End of the ‘Generic’ Grocery-Store Brand
They’re no longer terrible—in fact, they’re often the draw.
Fox and Frenemy
Trump may lash out at the network. But the two will always make up.
Marvel Doesn’t Have to Try So Hard
The new film Thunderbolts* understands that bigger does not mean better.