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 Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs
How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China
A Novel About Motherhood, Childhood, and Secrets
Atlantic editor Honor Jones discusses her debut novel, Sleep, and what fiction does that journalism cannot.
Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
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.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
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?
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.
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
The Partisan Mind Virus
Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them
You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
Indonesia’s ‘Silvermen’ Beg for Survival
In Jakarta, to make ends meet, some people have chosen to paint themselves silver, seeking donations from passing motorists.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Why I’m Leaving Pacific Palisades
My family survived the fire. We want to rebuild. But another, greater conflagration has enveloped us.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift