The Mess at Airports Is Part of a Larger Pattern
What’s behind the Newark-airport fiasco
Silicon Valley Braces for Chaos
The center of the tech universe seems to believe that Trump’s tariff whiplash is nothing compared with what they see coming from AI.
America Is Having a Showboater Moment
The Trump administration talks tough on crime but shrugs off the work of real law enforcement.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Trump and the Crown Prince
He’s the American president Gulf leaders have been waiting for.
A Crisis Is No Time for Amateurs
The unfolding conflict between Pakistan and India needs to be handled with the utmost care and competence.
DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease
Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
What Should You Let Your Kids Read?
Giving them some independence can help rekindle their love of books.
And the Oscar Goes to … Something the Voters Didn’t Watch
The Academy has a new rule to address this problem. Good luck with enforcing that.
An Eerily Familiar 20th-Century Hoax
What happened when a mega-famous evangelist went missing?
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
Maybe Star Wars Is Better Without Lightsabers
The TV series Andor achieved greatness by challenging the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
The Default-Parent Problem
Why do so many people assume that Mom knows what’s going on with the kids, and that Dad does not?
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
The Cynical Republican Plan to Cut Medicaid
Work requirements set up a thicket of paperwork that leads eligible Medicaid recipients to lose their insurance. That’s the point.
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
The Debate That Will Determine How Democrats Govern Next Time
Did the party lose in 2024 despite Joe Biden’s economic approach, or because of it?