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‘I Run the Country and the World’

Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.

The Aftermath of a Mass Slaughter at the Zoo

Last year, a fox broke into a bird enclosure in D.C. and killed 25 flamingos. The zoo refused to let him strike again.

Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

Food safety in America is under attack.

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.

Photos of the Week: Mud Race, Met Gala, New Pope

Artistic swimming in Ontario, a bun-scrambling competition in Hong Kong, the Devils and Congos Festival in Panama, and much more

AI Is Not Your Friend

How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich

The sun is setting on burger dominance.

The Great Language Flattening

Chatbots learned from human writing. Now it’s their turn to influence us.

A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship

Would you raise kids with your best pals?

Israel Plunges Into Darkness

What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.

What Parents of Boys Should Know

Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more.

History Will Judge the Complicit

Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?

The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable

What an American pope means for the Catholic Church and the world

Nostalgia for the Early Days of Parenting

“Cherish it while you can” is hard advice to follow for many new parents.

The Oddball British Comedy Show I Thought I’d Hate (And Learned to Love)

The cult favorite Taskmaster has a nonsensical premise that slowly bowled me over.

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

It’s not just a phase.

A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths

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

Just Don’t Call Her Unqualified

Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., is a real prosecutor. She’s also a real MAGA partisan.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

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