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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.

The Art of the Price Hike

Trump’s tariff plan has pushed America’s businesses into a nightmarish experiment.

America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers

He did the right thing in North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight, and he deserves praise.

How the World Became Awash in Synthetics

It started in 1934, with a PR crisis.

Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?

Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.

Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market

A new sign that AI is competing with college grads

‘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.

Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab

Can anyone stop his space-based internet?

The Godfather of the Woke Right

A 2011 book by Pat Buchanan shows the deep roots of today’s right-wing illiberalism.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold

The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals

They finally got the Democratic Party to listen to them. Then came Trump’s second term.

The Brands Are Very Sorry About Your Trauma

Why so many companies are inviting people to opt out of Mother’s Day emails

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.

Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time

The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

It’s not just a phase.

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

Millennials Have Lost Their Grip on Fashion

Ballet flats are back. Are you old enough to know better?

‘It’s All Cronyism Going Forward’

A flu researcher the Trump administration elevated to power will now benefit from a massive funding award.

Trump’s Kennedy Center Debut: Les Mis and Six-Figure Checks

The president will attend a fundraiser and a showing of Les Misérables at an institution he hopes to remake in his image.

The Destruction of the Department of Justice

When people at the department embrace Trump’s scorn for the law, the law, as a practical limitation on government action, ceases to exist.