RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
The Wild Trump Theory Making the Rounds on Wall Street
QAnon for tariffs
Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete
The New Jersey senator broke congressional records by speaking for more than 25 hours. How?
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.
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
Iran Wants to Talk
Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
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 Curse of Ayn Rand’s Heir
Leonard Peikoff dedicated his life to promoting the author’s vision of freedom and self-determination. But at what cost?
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.
Are Blue Zones a Mirage?
The age detectives are fighting.
When I’m 84
The world still needs Ringo Starr.
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.
A New Kart-Racing Appliance
Nintendo announces the Switch 2, a device for piloting go-karts.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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.
A New Force of Indian Country
In 1969, my father gave voice to an activist generation of Native Americans.
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