Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing
The far-right AfD seems destined for a strong showing in Sunday’s federal parliamentary election.
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
This Is What Happens When the DOGE Guys Take Over
Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign.
The Perfect Show for Family Entertainment
Culture and entertainment musts from Boris Kachka
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Ultimate Antidote to Toxic Behavior Online
Changing your perception and withholding your attention are great ways of regaining control over online abuse.
Photos of the Week: Goat Grabbing, Flying Fox, Elephant Orphanage
Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a mask festival in Latvia, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more
A Cautionary Tale for Trump Appointees
The evidence of the past few days suggests that they are all deluding themselves.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
Santa Filomena
A poem published in The Atlantic in 1857
MAGA Has Found a New Model
The leading figures of the Trump administration have fallen for a far-right party in Germany.
Saturday Night Live Played the Wrong Greatest-Hits Reel
The sketch show’s much-hyped anniversary prime-time special suffered from a case of recency bias.
Incompetence Leavened With Malignity
The Trump administration’s Ukraine policy is liable to end in disaster.
A Divorce Memoir With No Lessons
Haley Mlotek’s new book provides neither catharsis nor remedies for heartache, but rather a tender exploration of human intimacy.
The Fantasy of a Nonprofit Dating App
Imagine if digital matchmakers had no financial incentives.
The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump
The president sees himself as national king, and every other American—including Maine Governor Janet Mills—as one of his quavering subjects.
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.
Americans Are Stuck. Who’s to Blame?
Yoni Appelbaum on his new book, Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity