The stock market has been tanking since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs a week ago. Then Wednesday mid-afternoon—after Trump... more

If the Trump administration’s actions and rhetoric against universities sound vaguely familiar, that may be because they’ve already happened elsewhere.... more

The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, and staff writer Shane Harris published more details from a Signal chat between... more

The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, received a connection request on Signal from a “Michael Waltz,” which is the... more

It’s been five years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But there may be another potential pandemic on the... more

How has the cease-fire changed water access in Gaza? And what does it mean when the people in charge of... more

How far would a parent go to understand their child? How much might a parent believe? A popular new podcast claims... more

The sound designer Randy Thom was faced with a challenge: What does a robot sound like? And what if that... more

We talk with staff writer Anne Applebaum about what she calls the “end of the post–World War II order.” We... more

Americans used to move all the time to better their lives. Then they stopped. Why? Read Yoni Appelbaum’s cover story on... more

In a new memoir, the singer-songwriter Neko Case recounts a childhood of poverty and neglect: a mother who left her... more

Parts of the federal government are being dismantled. But although the decisions from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are... more

Our attention is finite and valuable. And it’s nearing its breaking point. In a new book, MSNBC host Chris Hayes... more

In a matter of hours after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump delivered on a promise in a way... more

As Donald Trump prepares to take office again, the country is still coming to terms with what happened on January... more

The MAGA alliance that helped elect Donald Trump is starting to show signs of fracturing. It recently came to a... more

Hanna talks to the creators of an AI project called Future You. She also has a conversation with a future... more

Why should a teenager bother to read a book, when there are so many other demands on their time? We... more

Recently, professors at elite colleges told Atlantic writer Rose Horowitch that their students don’t read whole books anymore. They blamed... more

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, his desire to recast January 6 as a day of “love and... more

Anti-vaccine sentiment is, more or less, as old as vaccines. When Cotton Mather promoted inoculations against smallpox in the 1720s,... more

We warned you last month to “Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula.” In a recent study conducted about consumer products,... more

With all the noise around Donald Trump’s nominees, it’s easy to lose sight of his administration’s bigger plan: placing people... more

We hash out the “Democrats are too woke” theory with New York Rep. Ritchie Torres, who tweeted the day after... more

In the last few months of his campaign, Trump was free and open with his dictatorial impulses, as he talked... more

One thing tomorrow’s election will test is Americans’ appetite for chaos, particularly the kind that Donald Trump has been exhibiting... more

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has mused, a few times, about throwing reporters in jail if they refuse to... more

The way Donald Trump talks about January 6 has evolved over time. Directly after the insurrection, he condemned the rioters,... more

Autocrats often dare their followers to believe absurd claims, as a kind of loyalty test, because “humor and fear can... more

North Carolina has voted for a Democratic president only once since the 1970s. But the party’s dream to flip the... more

The American family continuously evolves. People are marrying later, and having fewer children. Gay people get married. People can publicly... more

One prevailing stereotype of a political assassin is someone with strong convictions. Another stereotype conjures up James Bond, a professional... more

Rachel had a hit song. Then it became inextricably linked with a failed presidential campaign. Get more from your favorite Atlantic... more

Kamala Harris expertly manipulated Trump. It won her the debate. Can it win her the White House? Staff writers Elaine... more

After successive heat waves across the country this summer, people finally found an unexpected source of relief: the neck fan.... more

Democrats are lately employing a strategy against Donald Trump that he has been using effectively against his opponents for years:... more

The patients had tried everything. Except ketamine.   This is the third and final part of Scripts, a new three-part miniseries from... more

Cooper thought he understood how his psych meds were affecting him. There was a lot he didn’t know. This is part... more

Liat Beinin Atzili was kidnapped on October 7 and spent more than 50 days in a Gazan home, We spoke... more