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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.

How the Ivy League Broke America

The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

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

Trump Finally Drops the Anti-Semitism Pretext

The latest letter to Harvard makes clear that the administration’s goal is to punish liberal institutions for the crime of being liberal.

A Crisis Is No Time for Amateurs

The unfolding conflict between Pakistan and India needs to be handled with the utmost care and competence.

Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab

Can anyone stop his space-based internet?

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.

Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market

A new sign that AI is competing with college grads

The Plight of the Eldest Daughter

Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

Gregg Popovich’s Life Lessons

The San Antonio Spurs coach built a thoughtful team culture that spread far beyond his own players.

‘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.

The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals

They finally got the Democratic Party to listen to them. Then came Trump’s second term.

Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?

Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.

We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong

What illness taught me about true friendship

How Spying Helped Erode American Trust

Espionage has always been with us, but its rapid growth over the past century raises questions about who we are.

America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers

He did the right thing in North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight, and he deserves praise.

How Much Would You Pay for That Doll?

How tariffs may challenge the way you shop

How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days

He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

The Comic Who’s His Own Worst Enemy

The Rehearsal takes the prankster’s quest for self-betterment to new extremes.