The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
Trump’s Inevitable Betrayal of His Supporters
Trump never meant to keep his promises. His voters are starting to notice.
Trump Heads Back to Where He Started
The president’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes almost exactly eight years after his surreal first foray abroad.
Canadian Ambassador: My Countrymen Are Angry and Frustrated With the U.S.
Kirsten Hillman talks Trump, trade, and the fraught future of the U.S.-Canada relationship.
The Bliss of a Quieter Ego
We live in a world of noisy narcissism, but you can escape the cacophony—and be happier.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
The Impending Doom of Trump’s Trade War
The uncertainty is doing plenty of economic damage. He may make things much worse.
America Built an Actually Good Airport
LaGuardia is reborn, and it has a message for the nation.
The MAHA Takeover Is Complete
Casey Means, Trump’s surgeon-general nominee, has a lot in common with RFK Jr.
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.
Photos of the Week: Mud Race, Met Gala, New Pope
Artistic swimming in Ontario, a bun-scrambling competition in Hong Kong, the Devils and Congos Festival in Panama, and much more
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
What It Costs to Get the Life You Want
The kind of freedom that Mavis Gallant’s characters seek can still be out of reach.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Writer Who Understood Aloneness
Mavis Gallant’s short stories are about people, especially women, who prefer to live on the social margins. I cherish one of them most of all.
The Oddball British Comedy Show I Thought I’d Hate (And Learned to Love)
The cult favorite Taskmaster has a nonsensical premise that slowly bowled me over.
‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’
The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.
What to Read to Understand Your Mom
These stories offer a starting point—and perhaps some insights—for those seeking perspective on their parent.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.