What the U.K. Deal Reveals About Trump’s Trade Strategy
The United States is settling for a tiny fraction of what it could have achieved through traditional free-trade agreements.
Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
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.
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
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu
Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain
Ron Chernow’s biography dwells more on the wreck of a man than on his sublimely comic work.
A Novel About Motherhood, Childhood, and Secrets
Atlantic editor Honor Jones discusses her debut novel, Sleep, and what fiction does that journalism cannot.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Who Counts as Christian?
A new initiative will necessitate that the Trump administration makes difficult judgment calls about the faith.
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
What Parents of Boys Should Know
Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
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.
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