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No One Is Better at Being Looked at Than Kim Kardashian

The diamonds she wore in court sent a message, and not a particularly subtle one.

Trump Is Tired of Courts Telling Him He’s Breaking the Law

Beneath the technical arguments at the Supreme Court last week was an effort to take away one of the only really effective legal tools for reining in the executive branch.

Germany Arrests King Peter I, the Son of Man, the Messiah

Peter identified sources of frustration and indignity that might bother virtually any German: how one navigates banking, taxation, health care, law.

This Tornado Mayhem Is a Warning

As hurricane season looms, the effects of DOGE cuts on the U.S. forecasting and alert system are a new menace.

Congressional Republicans vs. Reality

GOP House leaders still can’t find a way to make the math of Trump’s tax bill add up.

How Colin Jost Became a Joke

The “Weekend Update” host knows exactly what he’s doing.

My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.

Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media.

The MAHA Crowd Is Already Questioning Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis

“Turbo cancer” claims are back.

Putin’s Still In Charge

Trump can’t end the Ukraine war, and he knows it.

The Real Problem With the FAA

There’s a fundamental flaw in the way the United States guides airplanes around the country.

How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail

Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.

‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’

The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI

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.

The New Spiritual Leader on Campus

Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.

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.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold

The New MAGA World Order

This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones.

The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid

When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.

Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon

Ukrainians are confident that they can continue fighting, even without the same level of American support.

The Coming Economic Nightmare

Trump’s tariffs could cause stagflation for the first time in decades. It may go on for a long, long time.