Trump’s National-Security Disaster
Trump’s vandalism of the national-security structure, Signalgate, and a conversation with Susan Rice
The Anti-Natalist’s Revenge
A manifesto left by the bomber of a fertility clinic demands refutation.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The Protective ‘Politburo’ That Hid Biden’s Decline
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson discuss their new book, Original Sin.
It Should Not Be Controversial to Plead for Gaza’s Children
Israel’s limits on aid have put the region at “critical risk of famine.” Help is within reach. But it’s not enough—and it’s arriving too slowly.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”
The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden
While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.
How People With Dementia Make Sense of the World
The human brain has a way of creating logic, even when it’s drifting from reality.
‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’
The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI
An Atlantic Reading List on Consciousness
What it feels like to love somebody who cannot communicate the way they once did
The World That ‘Wages for Housework’ Wanted
The 1970s campaign fought to get women paid for their work in the home—and envisioned a society built to better support motherhood.
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 Beauty That Moral Courage Creates
A lovely paradox of doing good in the world is that it does you good too.
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.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
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.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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