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Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is

But she doesn’t.

At Least Two Newspapers Syndicated AI Garbage

Slop the presses.

Biden’s Age Wasn’t a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact.

The story about the former president getting old is getting old.

The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster

Bees are dying. Federal funding cuts aren’t helping.

Trump Thinks He Knows What Started the Pandemic

The lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origins has become a principle of MAGA governance.

Trump’s Newest Crackdown on Dissent

Assault charges against a Democratic member of Congress look more like intimidation than law enforcement.

How to Make Friendships Last Your Whole Life

“Swallow your pride and make the first move,” one reader says.

The New Spiritual Leader on Campus

Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.

The End of Rule of Law in America

The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.

Trump Is Tired of Courts Telling Him He’s Breaking the Law

Beneath the technical arguments at the Supreme Court last week was an effort to take away one of the only really effective legal tools for reining in the executive branch.

My Shipwreck Story

On my first time out as a commercial fisherman, my boat sank, my captain died, and I was left adrift and alone in the Pacific.

Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight

To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.

My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.

Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media.

24 Books to Get Lost in This Summer

The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.

Germany Arrests King Peter I, the Son of Man, the Messiah

Peter identified sources of frustration and indignity that might bother virtually any German: how one navigates banking, taxation, health care, law.

The Real Problem With the FAA

There’s a fundamental flaw in the way the United States guides airplanes around the country.

The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid

When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.

No One Is Better at Being Looked at Than Kim Kardashian

The diamonds she wore in court sent a message, and not a particularly subtle one.

How to Take Charge of Your Family Inheritance

You may be fine with becoming more like your parents or hate the idea. Either way, it’s something you can control.