The Trump Presidency’s World-Historical Heist
He is taking self-enrichment to a scale never seen before in America.
The New Dark Age
The Trump administration has launched an attack on knowledge itself.
How America Lost Control of the Seas
Thanks to decades of misguided policy choices, the U.S. has an astonishing lack of maritime capacity.
The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming
After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.
The Era of DEI for Conservatives Has Begun
In an effort to attract more right-leaning faculty, some elite universities are borrowing tactics long used to promote racial diversity.
The Coming Democratic Civil War
A seemingly wonky debate about the “abundance agenda” is really about power.
How a Recession Might Tank American Romance
Historically, in dark times people have sought love. But today might be different.
Trump’s Tirades Aren’t Swaying Putin
The president stamping his feet on social media will do nothing to quell Russia’s aims.
Ukraine’s New Way of War
American weapons are important, but Ukrainian drones have changed everything.
Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
24 Books to Get Lost in This Summer
The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.
American Democracy Still Has a Lot Going for It
A distinct set of six institutions and traditions makes the country hard to subjugate to an authoritarian’s will.
How to Disappear
Inside the world of extreme-privacy consultants, who, for the right fee, will make you and your personal information very hard to find
What Are People Still Doing on X?
Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout.
American Realignment
The country is sliding from an era of politics forged by social connections at the neighborhood level to one where cultural and ideological polarization dominates.
What the Show of the Summer Knows About Intimacy
The new Netflix miniseries Sirens has beachy vibes but a dark heart.
How to Hide a Constitutional Crisis
The executive branch is relying on the language of the law as cover to claim that it is complying with court orders when in fact it is not.
A New Concept for Fighting Climate Change
A growing number of climate activists are taking up a fresh idea as a rallying cry and a legal strategy: Nature, in all its manifestations, is alive.
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