The Neighbors Who Destroyed Their Lives
Murder and lies in small-town Hawaii
The Unbearable Weight of Mission: Impossible
What started as the adventures of a brilliant spy morphed into the mythology of an exemplary human being.
Trump Addresses a Military He’s Remaking in His Image
The president returns to West Point having transformed his relationship with the armed forces.
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.
The Debt Is About to Matter Again
When interest rates outpace growth, very bad things can happen.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
‘All They Want Is America. All They Have Is Panama.’
They thought they’d reached their journeys’ end. Now many of them have come full circle.
Trump’s National-Security Disaster
Trump’s vandalism of the national-security structure, Signalgate, and a conversation with Susan Rice
The Protective ‘Politburo’ That Hid Biden’s Decline
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson discuss their new book, Original Sin.
The Anti-Natalist’s Revenge
A manifesto left by the bomber of a fertility clinic demands refutation.
An Atlantic Reading List on Consciousness
What it feels like to love somebody who cannot communicate the way they once did
The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History
House Republicans voted to advance a bill that would offer lavish tax cuts for the rich while slashing benefits for the poor.
Trump Is Crushing the Netanyahu Myth
The Israeli leader and his allies bet everything on Trump. But he’s just not that into them.
What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
It Should Not Be Controversial to Plead for Gaza’s Children
Israel’s limits on aid have put the region at “critical risk of famine.” Help is within reach. But it’s not enough—and it’s arriving too slowly.
The Last of Us Didn’t Soften the Blow
The show went too far in the wrong direction with its most shocking moment.
The Beauty That Moral Courage Creates
A lovely paradox of doing good in the world is that it does you good too.
My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.
Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
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