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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 New Singlehood Stigma

Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.

Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

Here’s how to make the most of it.

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.

Iran Wants to Talk

Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.

America’s Future Is Hungary

MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.

The Political Fight of the Century

For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.

What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past

America was never healthy to begin with.

The Wild Trump Theory Making the Rounds on Wall Street

QAnon for tariffs

Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet

Grievance politics can only carry him so far.

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.

There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing

How regime change happens in America

The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption.

Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.

The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler

They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.

RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge

The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.

One Word Describes Trump

A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

The Big Story: The Fallout From the Signal Controversy

Jeffrey Goldberg joins Ashley Parker to discuss breaking the Signal story, the fallout, and more. Don’t miss this subscriber-only event on Thursday, April 3, at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Why Sheinbaum Can Surrender to Trump

Canadian and European leaders push back against the U.S. because they have to listen to their voters. Mexico’s leader faces no penalty for ignoring hers.

Growing Up Murdoch

James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire

The Paradox of Hard Work

Why do people enjoy doing difficult things?