Trump’s Giant Face Is Everywhere
The festooning of the president’s name and likeness across Washington, D.C., is consistent with authoritarian tendencies.
‘Intensely Southern and Only Faintly Jewish’
Nicholas Lemann recalls an unusual and sometimes unsettling family history—his own.
Why I Stopped Forcing My Kid to Share
True generosity can’t be coerced.
Chuck Norris Played Too Good a Bad Guy to Stay One
Before he became an avatar of manly hyperbole, he held his own against Bruce Lee.
How Trump Killed Conservatism
The president has cultivated and encouraged the ugliest passions within the GOP, dousing the embers of hate with kerosene.
How the Midwest Became the Place to Move
It’s (mostly) about affordability.
Canceled by Hinge
People are being banned from dating apps without knowing why.
Trump’s Eye Is Already on Cuba
“Regime change is lined up,” awaiting the president’s signal, according to one administration official.
A Friend Gifts Me a Paper Bag of Honeycomb
A poem
The Death of Millennial Feminism
Lindy West has unwittingly written the obituary for an era.
The Provocation of The Pitt
Plus: four new books to look out for, a children’s show for adults, and other culture and entertainment recommendations
The Lecture I Couldn’t Give
Now more than ever, our armed forces need to understand the history of civil-military relations.
How to Fix DHS
The answer to the agency’s abuses is not reform; it is wholesale disassembly and restructuring.
The First AI Crisis Is Psychological
The economic shocks may well be coming, but we have already entered an age of profound uncertainty about ourselves and the world around us.
Donald Trump Is Nothing Like Robert Mueller
The absurdity of a man who avoided Vietnam due to “bone spurs” dancing on the grave of a decorated combat veteran
How Does Trump Define Victory in Iran?
Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss growing opposition to President Trump’s attacks on Iran and what winning a war with unclear objectives could like.
Why Some Men Struggle to Keep Up With Friendships
And how to reimagine those bonds
What a Century-Old Sex Manual Got Right
And very wrong
Some Divorce Trends That Aren’t Leaving Your Partner Mid-Hike
Inspired by the “Alpine Divorce”
The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island
The Trump administration is contemplating a move that could end or escalate the Iran war.
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