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?
The Last Three Days of Mussolini
“Il Duce slumped, first falling to his knees, then leaning sideways against the wall.”
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Trump’s Jewish Cover Story
The administration claims to be protecting Jews while advancing an agenda that most Jews oppose.
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
Make Smuggling Great Again
Canada’s ultimate retaliation for Trump’s tariffs will be to turn ordinary Americans who cross the border to shop for cheaper goods into latter-day bootleggers.
Foreign Tourists Are Taking Trump at His Word
Deliberately insulting other countries is bad for the U.S. economy.
The Day I Got Old
It just suddenly happened, and there isn’t a sports car in the world I can buy to make it otherwise.
Trump Has Already Botched His Own Bad Tariff Plan
Once you’ve said you might negotiate, nobody is going to believe you when you change your mind and say you’ll never negotiate.
Steven Cheung Is the Voice of Trump
The White House communications chief has a strategy: relentless aggression.
Photos of the Week: Snow Leopard, Fire Fight, Cherry Blossoms
Eid al-Fitr prayers in Senegal, a new volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland, the Ogoh-ogoh festival in Indonesia, the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Myanmar, and much more
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.
The Good News About Trump’s Tariffs
Authoritarian leaders are most dangerous when they’re popular. Wrecking the economy is unlikely to broaden Trump’s support.
The End of Hooters
Can the breastaurant survive?
Why You Should Work Like It’s the ’90s
When you leave the office for the day, really leave.
When I’m 84
The world still needs Ringo Starr.
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.
The Man Out to Prove How Dumb AI Still Is
François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.
Columbia University’s Anti-Semitism Problem
If the bullying of Jewish students had happened to any other group, the institution would be appalled.
Why Sheinbaum Can Surrender to Trump
Canadian and European leaders push back against the U.S. because they have to listen to their voters. Mexico’s leader faces no penalty for ignoring hers.
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