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.
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete
The New Jersey senator broke congressional records by speaking for more than 25 hours. How?
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer
As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
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 ‘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.
Are Blue Zones a Mirage?
The age detectives are fighting.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
The Political Fight of the Century
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.
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