MAGA's War on Empathy
This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump's movement.
The Way to Beat Back Trump Was Just Revealed
There is a word for what ICE's opponents in Minneapolis represent, and it has a long, successful history: dissidence.
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security
Officials overseeing Trump's mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The attention-span crisis goes to the movies.
Tesla Just Killed the Most Important Car of the 21st Century
The Model S deserved better than this.
The Accidental Winners of the War on Higher Ed
Go to a small liberal-arts college if you can.
Rise of the Trump Loyalist
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too.
Katie Miller Makes a Classic Error
Does she oppose Enlightenment virtues, as her X posts suggest? Or is she just confused?
Rage in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen has never sounded angrier than on his new song, "Streets of Minneapolis."
T-Maxxing Has Gone Too Far
American men are loading up on testosterone--whether they need it or not.
Yes, It's Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
Tim Walz Fears a Fort Sumter Moment in Minneapolis
The Minnesota governor warns of a national unraveling.
Photos of the Week: Snowy Dunes, Icy Storm, Crying Horse
Protests against ICE in Minneapolis, war-damaged bridges in Syria, a landslide in Sicily, a heat wave in Australia, heavy snow in Russia, and much more
Anthropic Is at War With Itself
The AI company shouting about AI's dangers can't quite bring itself to slow down.
Whatever This Is, It Is Not Strategy
Defending the nation will take more than sycophancy, slurs, and slop.
The Atlantic hires David Brooks as a staff writer
New home for his writing, and to launch a video podcast
Is Iran Next?
The Trump administration has targets but no endgame.
What Should Americans Do Now?
We need a mass movement for basic decency.
What Does Life After Ambition Actually Look Like?
Writing a great memoir about choosing a "good enough" life, it turns out, is hard.