Politics

Black-and-white excerpts from various comic panels against a red background
Composite of Robert Crumb comics by The Atlantic*

The Dark Weirdness of R. Crumb

The illustrator dredged the depths of his own subconscious—and tapped into something collectively screwy in America.

Photo-illustration of Trump's back with a looping arrow pointing at it
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty.

The Art of the Retreat

Trump’s abrupt pivot from his planned global trade war was touted by allies as grand strategy. The president’s own words suggested otherwise.