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The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert

Photographs from the humanitarian disaster in Sudan and Chad

Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids

And start raising kind ones.

How America Got Mean

In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.

Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

Food safety in America is under attack.

The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich

The sun is setting on burger dominance.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

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

The Court Can’t Think Straight When It Comes to Corruption

Yesterday’s decision demonstrates the justices’ sympathy for their powerful peers.

We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel

In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift

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.

The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come

The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.

What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler

Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.

The Partisan Mind Virus

Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.

The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense

Congress is trying to preserve the illusion of revenue while cutting taxes.

One Word Describes Trump

A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

Now I Know What My Mother Was Saying

I always knew my mother loved me. I didn’t realize the full practical cost of her love until becoming a mother myself.

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.

The New Divide in American Marriage

College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.

The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights

A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.

A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths

If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.

Don’t Let Love Take Over Your Life

The case for love-life balance