Europeans Have Realized Their Error
The urge to say I told you so is strong these days throughout the Baltics.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
The MAHA Takeover Is Complete
Casey Means, Trump’s surgeon-general nominee, has a lot in common with RFK Jr.
The Impending Doom of Trump’s Trade War
The uncertainty is doing plenty of economic damage. He may make things much worse.
The Disturbing Rise of MAGA Maoism
Trump seems to be ceding the future to China while emulating its past.
How the World Became Awash in Synthetics
It started in 1934, with a PR crisis.
Trump’s Weak Position on Trade
An incoherent American policy has allowed China to benefit from its focus and resolve.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The Real Motive Behind the Real ID–Deadline Charade
The Trump administration turned a legitimate national-security priority into an empty threat against immigrants.
The Papacy Is No Ordinary Succession
A conclave only begins to answer the question of who a pope will truly be.
The Oddball British Comedy Show I Thought I’d Hate (And Learned to Love)
The cult favorite Taskmaster has a nonsensical premise that slowly bowled me over.
Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab
Can anyone stop his space-based internet?
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
A Totally Unnecessary Way to Stress Parents Out
The tyranny of school spirit days
A Crisis Is No Time for Amateurs
The unfolding conflict between Pakistan and India needs to be handled with the utmost care and competence.
Trump Finally Drops the Anti-Semitism Pretext
The latest letter to Harvard makes clear that the administration’s goal is to punish liberal institutions for the crime of being liberal.
Dear James: When My Husband Speaks, My Brain Turns to Mush
Is this a normal marriage thing?
‘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.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
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