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There Is No Dignity in Capitulation

A worrying pattern has taken hold in public television.

Trump’s National-Security Disaster

Trump’s vandalism of the national-security structure, Signalgate, and a conversation with Susan Rice

A Striking Moment in American Activism

A new documentary revisits a pivotal week at Gallaudet University in 1988.

Google’s New AI Puts Breasts on Minors—And J. D. Vance

A feature that lets you virtually try on clothes has a dangerous flaw.

24 Books to Get Lost in This Summer

The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.

When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin

In 1965, the two intellectual giants squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped.

Why a Dog’s Death Hits So Hard

I loved my mom more than my dog. So why did I cry for him but not for her?

An Awkward Truth About American Work

Direct-selling schemes are considered fringe businesses, but their values have bled into the national economy.

The Long War That Ended Last Week

The PKK is disarming. Can Turkey keep the peace?

OpenAI’s Ambitions Just Became Crystal Clear

But when you promise the world a revolutionary new product, it helps to have actually built one.

How the Passionate Male Friendship Died

The “perfect” platonic bond used to be between two men. What happened?

Trump Is Crushing the Netanyahu Myth

The Israeli leader and his allies bet everything on Trump. But he’s just not that into them.

The Silence Doctors Are Keeping About Millennial Deaths

Physicians who care for younger cancer patients are shying away from hard but necessary conversations.

Put Down the Vacuum

Americans need to get off the tidiness treadmill.

A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism

The person charged with attacking an American Jewish gathering and killing two Israeli-embassy aides disingenuously invoked the Palestinian struggle as a pretext to harm Jews.

The End of Rule of Law in America

The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.

‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’

The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI

What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism

Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”

Photos of the Week: Dragon’s Teeth, Witch Convention, High Plateau

A swannery in southern England, tornado damage in Kentucky, drought conditions in the Florida Everglades, a rally race in a Chinese desert, and much more

Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight

To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.