The Birthright-Citizenship Case Isn’t Really About Birthright Citizenship
And there’s good reason for that.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Trump’s Real Secretary of State
How the president’s friend and golfing partner Steve Witkoff got one of the hardest jobs on the planet
The Neo-Anti-Vaxxers Are in Power Now
A new cadre of officials might deal in evidence more than Robert F. Kennedy Jr. does, but they still question the worth of vaccines.
Trump’s Tactical Burger Unit Is Beyond Parody
Happy Meal Team Six
No One Knows How to ‘Save’ Hollywood
Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on movies seized upon the American film industry’s existential panic.
Return of the Shaman
How visionary healers became a fixture of contemporary American culture and politics
The Day Grok Told Everyone About ‘White Genocide’
What in the world just happened with Elon Musk’s chatbot?
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.
Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight
To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.
How to Take Charge of Your Family Inheritance
You may be fine with becoming more like your parents or hate the idea. Either way, it’s something you can control.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Trump’s Transactional Foreign Policy
What the president’s visit to the Middle East reveals about America’s shifting global role
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
Maybe Star Wars Is Better Without Lightsabers
The TV series Andor achieved greatness by challenging the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
The New MAGA World Order
This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.