The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster
Bees are dying. Federal funding cuts aren’t helping.
Trump’s Newest Crackdown on Dissent
Assault charges against a Democratic member of Congress look more like intimidation than law enforcement.
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 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.
How the Passionate Male Friendship Died
The “perfect” platonic bond used to be between two men. What happened?
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.
The New Spiritual Leader on Campus
Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.
Japan Earthquake, 2 Years Later: Before and After
The Rushed, Blundering Effort to Send Deportees to Third Countries
Many of those sent to countries that aren’t their own are at heightened risk for abuse.
The Real Problem With the FAA
There’s a fundamental flaw in the way the United States guides airplanes around the country.
Putin’s Still In Charge
Trump can’t end the Ukraine war, and he knows it.
How Colin Jost Became a Joke
The “Weekend Update” host knows exactly what he’s doing.
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.
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.
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.
Congressional Republicans vs. Reality
GOP House leaders still can’t find a way to make the math of Trump’s tax bill add up.
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.
The MAHA Crowd Is Already Questioning Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis
“Turbo cancer” claims are back.
This Tornado Mayhem Is a Warning
As hurricane season looms, the effects of DOGE cuts on the U.S. forecasting and alert system are a new menace.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
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