‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’
The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI
A Film That Captures a ‘Friend Breakup’
In the movie Friendship, one man will stop at nothing to get his bro back.
Trump’s Campaign to Scare Off Foreign Students
The administration’s recent crackdown could have a powerful deterrent effect.
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Trump’s Tirades Aren’t Swaying Putin
The president stamping his feet on social media will do nothing to quell Russia’s aims.
Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?
The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk
The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.
Ukraine’s New Way of War
American weapons are important, but Ukrainian drones have changed everything.
Your Childhood Home Might Never Stop Haunting You
Many of us feel pulled toward the places where we grew up. But it can be weird when old and new selves collide.
24 Books to Get Lost in This Summer
The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.
American Democracy Still Has a Lot Going for It
A distinct set of six institutions and traditions makes the country hard to subjugate to an authoritarian’s will.
What the Show of the Summer Knows About Intimacy
The new Netflix miniseries Sirens has beachy vibes but a dark heart.
How to Disappear
Inside the world of extreme-privacy consultants, who, for the right fee, will make you and your personal information very hard to find
How to Hide a Constitutional Crisis
The executive branch is relying on the language of the law as cover to claim that it is complying with court orders when in fact it is not.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The People Who Clean the Ears of Lincoln (And Other Statues)
A collection of images of the varied workers and techniques used to maintain some of the world’s largest and most prominent statues and monuments.
American Realignment
The country is sliding from an era of politics forged by social connections at the neighborhood level to one where cultural and ideological polarization dominates.
The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads