A Very Stable War
J. D. Vance says this Middle East entanglement can’t be dumb—because Trump is smart.
Why Iranians Are Weeping for a Tyrant
Both loyalists and dissidents wept over the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. This common reaction to a tyrant’s demise is a symptom of the damage they do.
Pete Buttigieg in the Wilderness
He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?
A Novel About a Secret No One Wants to Know
The wildly popular Norwegian novelist Vigdis Hjorth returns to a dark past.
The Disappearing American Mortgage
Young and working-class people aren’t getting on the property ladder anymore.
‘America Doesn’t Want My Children or Grandchildren’
The Cruz family spent years building a life in New York. Then the risks of staying became too great.
Trump Opens the Pandora’s Box of Assassination
Killing anyone without a trial, let alone a foreign leader, involves a moral choice.
In Defense of Effeminate Boys
If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded.
Trump Has Given America a Constitutional Dilemma
Congress should not have to argue over whether to trigger the War Powers Resolution, and certainly not in the midst of conflict.
The Fortress We Gave Away
America and Britain may be surrendering a crucial military base.
The Big Story: The Iran War
In this virtual event, Atlantic reporters will discuss the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Trump administration’s response, the complicated history of regime changes, and what comes next.
The Israel of October 6 Is Never Coming Back
The October 7 massacre transformed—and radicalized—Benjamin Netanyahu and the country he governs.
After Khamenei, What Now?
Iranians want democracy. Trump wants a brief conflict. Neither seems likely.
What Trump’s America Looks Like From China
That life is better in the U.S. is no longer an article of faith.
The Impossible Predicament of the Uninsured
My aunt couldn’t afford to go to the hospital. She ended up there anyway.
Hubris Without Idealism
Donald Trump has embraced a warped version of the neoconservatism he once derided.
Literature Has a Stay-at-Home-Dad Problem
Unemployable, emasculated, blundering: In novels, full-time fathers seem to always be falling short.
The Sickening Fairy Tale of Yasmin Hanani
Industry is making a point about how power works in a world of interconnected crime.
From ‘America First’ to ‘Always America Last’
Trump promised to stop wars. His grip on his base is being questioned now that he’s started one.
All Eyes on Cuba
Trump’s campaign to take out long-standing U.S. irritants looks back to the Caribbean.