What Was Clavicular?
The internet’s most famous looks-maxxer is far more pernicious than he may seem.
The Immigration Restriction Trump Won’t Try
Focusing enforcement on employers might be the easiest choice in immigration policy—after all the hard ones are made.
Protecting a Hero Too Long
The pressure to shield men who hurt women
Meet the New ICE
Same as the old ICE?
OpenAI Is Doing Everything … Poorly
The company’s sudden decision to pull the plug on Sora is a sign of deeper trouble.
RFK Jr. Is Losing His Grip on the CDC
The Trump administration seems to be putting MAHA on notice.
Trump Is Asking to Be Bailed Out Again
The president’s eagerness to act keeps getting him into difficult spots—which he then demands that legislators and the public help him escape.
Atlantic Trivia for March 25, 2026: A Little Dickens
Test your knowledge—and read our stories for some extra help.
When Claude Met Claude
Why is Anthropic sponsoring an exhibition about Monet?
A Legal Decision That Could Change Social Media
Jurors found Meta and Google liable for building apps that inflicted mental-health problems on a teenager, and similar lawsuits are on the horizon.
The War With Iran Is Exposing Big Problems for the Military
What we have learned about the strengths and weaknesses of the American way of war
Scenes From the Canadian Arctic
Carlos Osorio, a photojournalist with Reuters, recently traveled to Canada’s northern reaches to document military exercises, daily life, robotic testing, wildlife, and more.
The Far-Right Algorithm: Anti-Churchill, Anti-West
The historian Andrew Roberts on why many right-wing podcasters now believe that the wrong side won the Second World War, and the rise of algorithmically driven pseudo-historians. Plus: Trump is looking for an off-ramp from his war in Iran, and Gore Vidal’s novel Burr.
The U.S. and Iran Are Fighting a Massively Asymmetrical War
The Strait of Hormuz presents a classic war theater for an insurgency to bog down superior forces.
Trump Owes Mueller
The president may resent the former special counsel, but he is also indebted to him.
How AI Is Creeping Into The New York Times
Artificial intelligence seems to be turning up, undisclosed, in the opinion pages of major news publications.
Twenty Seconds of ‘Task Saturation’ at LaGuardia
Having two controllers on a midnight shift might be standard procedure, but they can still be overwhelmed.
How to Guess If Your Job Will Exist in Five Years
Ask yourself: Are you coal, or are you a horse?
The Deep Risk That Republican Hawks Overlooked
If the Iran war goes badly, the isolationist, anti-Israel wing of the party is likely to steer the GOP’s future.
Where Are All the Campus Protests?
Two years ago, students occupied buildings and colonized the quad. Now the same places are strangely silent.
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