Trump’s Jewish Cover Story
The administration claims to be protecting Jews while advancing an agenda that most Jews oppose.
The Conspiracy Theorist Advising Trump
The chaos inside the White House national-security team persists.
There Is Only One Way to Make Sense of the Tariffs
The policy is absurd. It’s also an extension of Trump’s chaotic personality.
What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past
America was never healthy to begin with.
To Be Happier, Stop Resisting Change
The Zen of archery is all about learning how to let go.
Iran Wants to Talk
Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Designed to Backfire
Instead of leading to reduced trade barriers, the new global tariff plan is all but guaranteed to raise them.
How the Trump Administration Learned to Obscure the Truth in Court
This is a litigation strategy born of the first travel ban.
Why Trump Wants to Control Universities
They could be key to recapturing the culture.
A New Force of Indian Country
In 1969, my father gave voice to an activist generation of Native Americans.
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption.
Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.
Trump’s Tariff Plan Is Going to Hurt
The surprisingly expansive levies on imports will open up a future of high prices.
Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete
The New Jersey senator broke congressional records by speaking for more than 25 hours. How?
Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet
Grievance politics can only carry him so far.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
The Good News About Trump’s Tariffs
Authoritarian leaders are most dangerous when they’re popular. Wrecking the economy is unlikely to broaden Trump’s support.
Trump’s Day of Reckoning
The president’s allies are privately acknowledging that he is in a rough stretch.
A New Kart-Racing Appliance
Nintendo announces the Switch 2, a device for piloting go-karts.
Introducing: The David Frum Show
The Atlantic is launching a new weekly show, hosted by staff writer David Frum.