No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers
They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
How the Trump Administration Learned to Obscure the Truth in Court
This is a litigation strategy born of the first travel ban.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
Iran Wants to Talk
Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer
As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
Why You Should Work Like It’s the ’90s
When you leave the office for the day, really leave.
The Wild Trump Theory Making the Rounds on Wall Street
QAnon for tariffs
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete
The New Jersey senator broke congressional records by speaking for more than 25 hours. How?
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
When I’m 84
The world still needs Ringo Starr.
The New Marriage of Unequals
Women are now more likely to marry a less-educated man than men are to marry a less-educated woman.
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