‘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
The New Divide in American Marriage
College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.
An Unsustainable Presidency
Nothing about Donald Trump’s first 100 days has been ordinary.
The Short-Circuiting of the American Mind
A century-old book foresaw Trump’s most basic strategy.
Trump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’
The MIT economist David Autor helped fracture the old free-trade consensus. But he thinks that what’s replacing it is even worse.
Why Trump Is Giving Putin Everything He Wants
If the U.S. president holds all the cards, why hasn’t he won any concessions from Russia?
Americans Don’t Do This
On Mahmoud Khalil and the right to free expression
Who’s Afraid of Gen Z’s Squeaky Clean, Backflipping Bro?
Benson Boone has charmed his way to the top—and that really seems to bother some people.
DOGE Was Bad. Schedule F Will Be Worse.
An executive order will convert 50,000 government employees into de facto political appointees who serve only at the president’s pleasure.
The Great Language Flattening
Chatbots learned from human writing. Now, it’s their turn to influence us.
Radio Atlantic: In the Oval Office With Donald Trump
A conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg, Ashley Parker, and Michael Scherer about their recent interview with the president of the United States
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance
The price of boneless chicken thighs is finally catching up with the price of white meat.
Finally, Someone Said It to Joe Rogan’s Face
Should the star podcaster take any responsibility for how he uses his power?
World War II: After the War
Part 20 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
A New Book Challenges the Church’s Reputation on Sex
Mainstream Christianity’s attitudes about sex have always been complicated—and it might be possible for its institutions to evolve.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
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.
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