Why This India-Pakistan Conflict Is Different
India and Pakistan are fueling each other’s extremism without an off-ramp in sight.
The Real Trump Family Business Is Crypto
The president's side hustle is proving to be very, very lucrative.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail
Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.
The Bliss of a Quieter Ego
We live in a world of noisy narcissism, but you can escape the cacophony—and be happier.
Canadian Ambassador: My Countrymen Are Angry and Frustrated With the U.S.
Kirsten Hillman talks Trump, trade, and the fraught future of the U.S.-Canada relationship.
Trump Heads Back to Where He Started
The president’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes almost exactly eight years after his surreal first foray abroad.
Trump’s Inevitable Betrayal of His Supporters
Trump never meant to keep his promises. His voters are starting to notice.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
What It Costs to Get the Life You Want
The kind of freedom that Mavis Gallant’s characters seek can still be out of reach.
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
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.
The Impending Doom of Trump’s Trade War
The uncertainty is doing plenty of economic damage. He may make things much worse.
Photos of the Week: Mud Race, Met Gala, New Pope
Artistic swimming in Ontario, a bun-scrambling competition in Hong Kong, the Devils and Congos Festival in Panama, and much more
America Built an Actually Good Airport
LaGuardia is reborn, and it has a message for the nation.
The MAHA Takeover Is Complete
Casey Means, Trump’s surgeon-general nominee, has a lot in common with RFK Jr.
What to Read to Understand Your Mom
These stories offer a starting point—and perhaps some insights—for those seeking perspective on their parent.