The Hottest Thing in Clean Energy
Little of America’s energy comes from geothermal sources, but that could change quickly.
Why You Should Work Like It’s the ’90s
When you leave the office for the day, really leave.
Who Needs Intimacy?
Influential novelists are imagining what women’s lives might look like without the demands of partners and children.
To Be Happier, Stop Resisting Change
The zen of archery is all about learning how to let go.
Why Trump Wants to Control Universities
They could be key to recapturing the culture.
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.
Trump’s Day of Reckoning
The president’s allies are privately acknowledging that he is in a rough stretch.
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 Wild Trump Theory Making the Rounds on Wall Street
QAnon for tariffs
What’s Next for America’s Largest Creative-Writing Conference
Trump’s executive orders have made it downstream to authors.
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
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.
Trump Officials Are Treating State Secrets Inconsistently
Officials have been careless with sensitive information while claiming that innocuous facts can’t be public.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Miscarriage and Motherhood
What having a baby taught me about the illusion of control
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
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.
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.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
Photos of the Week: Snow Leopard, Fire Fight, Cherry Blossoms
Eid al-Fitr prayers in Senegal, a new volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland, the Ogoh-ogoh festival in Indonesia, the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Myanmar, and much more