How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail
Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.
Gregg Popovich’s Life Lessons
The San Antonio Spurs coach built a thoughtful team culture that spread far beyond his own players.
America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers
He did the right thing in North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight, and he deserves praise.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’
The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.
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.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
How to Prepare for the Trumpcession
I don’t know what’s happening, but I’m stocking up on ibuprofen.
The Papacy Is No Ordinary Succession
A conclave only begins to answer the question of who a pope will truly be.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Brands Are Very Sorry About Your Trauma
Why so many companies are inviting people to opt out of Mother’s Day emails
The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals
They finally got the Democratic Party to listen to them. Then came Trump’s second term.
Dear James: When My Husband Speaks, My Brain Turns to Mush
Is this a normal marriage thing?
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
Is Your Ego Too Loud? Here’s How to Hush It.
We live in a world of noisy narcissism, but you can escape the cacophony—and be happier.
Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
Airport Detentions Have Travelers ‘Freaked Out’
Fears of being detained are in overdrive, even if the Trump administration insists that they’re overblown.
The Collapse of Feminism
Spice Girls slogans and reality-TV aesthetics: A new book traces how feminism morphed into clickable objectification.
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.