The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
The Great Tesla Sell-Off
You should buy a car from Elon Musk’s company—but only if it’s used.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
So Much for the MAGA Divorce
The nativist right is starting to make peace with Elon Musk.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
The New Marriage of Unequals
Women are now more likely to marry a less-educated man than men are to marry a less-educated woman.
The Political Fight of the Century
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.
Students Yelled at Me. I’m Fine.
All Americans should defend campus protesters.
The End of College Life
If they persist, Donald Trump’s attacks on universities will destroy a cornerstone of American life.
Are Blue Zones a Mirage?
The age detectives are fighting.
When I’m 84
The world still needs Ringo Starr.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
The DOGE Plan That Endangers U.S. Revenue
Recent history provides clues about how IRS cuts may lose America money.
My Day Inside America’s Most Hated Car
The Cybertruck is a 7,000-pound Rorschach test.
How Leonard Bernstein Changed the Canon
In 1966, the conductor arrived in Vienna with a mission: to restore Gustav Mahler’s place in 20th-century music.
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