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A Different Way to Think About Medicine’s Most Stubborn Enigma

A new book shows that dementia isn’t just a loss, and memory is much more than recollection.

What the U.K. Deal Reveals About Trump’s Trade Strategy

The United States is settling for a tiny fraction of what it could have achieved through traditional free-trade agreements.

China Called Trump’s Bluff

There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.

The Terrible Optics of ICE Enforcement Are Fueling a Trump Immigration Backlash

The president was elected, in part, on a pledge to crack down on immigration. But he may be overinterpreting his mandate.

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 Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs

How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China

ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal?

Three possible arguments against the tech company

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Plane

Donald Trump is in talks to accept a $400 million gift from Qatar—presumably not simply out of generosity.

Retirement Is the New Resistance

The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

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

25 of the Best Horror Films You Can Watch, Ranked by Scariness

This list should have something for everyone, no matter your fear-tolerance level.

Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu

Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.

History Will Judge the Complicit

Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?

How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap

For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.

Is the AfD Too Extreme for Democracy?

Germany’s far-right party hates immigration, and some of its leaders have a disturbing tendency to say things that sound Nazi-curious.

AI Is Not Your Friend

How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it

A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship

Would you raise kids with your best pals?

The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain

Ron Chernow’s biography dwells more on the wreck of a man than on his sublimely comic work.

A Novel About Motherhood, Childhood, and Secrets

Atlantic editor Honor Jones discusses her debut novel, Sleep, and what fiction does that journalism cannot.