The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
Iran Wants to Talk
Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
The Wild Trump Theory Making the Rounds on Wall Street
QAnon for tariffs
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete
The New Jersey senator broke congressional records by speaking for more than 25 hours. How?
The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer
As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
Why You Should Work Like It’s the ’90s
When you leave the office for the day, really leave.
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
The Curse of Ayn Rand’s Heir
Leonard Peikoff dedicated his life to promoting the author’s vision of freedom and self-determination. But at what cost?
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Are Blue Zones a Mirage?
The age detectives are fighting.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
The New Marriage of Unequals
Women are now more likely to marry a less-educated man than men are to marry a less-educated woman.
When I’m 84
The world still needs Ringo Starr.
Trump’s Salvadoran Gulag
To be deported, one does not need to be a drug dealer or a terrorist; apparently, having tattoos and being Venezuelan is enough.
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