America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
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The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights
A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
The Double Standard at the Center of the Signal Debacle
As senior officials deny wrongdoing, rank-and-file national-security personnel worry about the dangers if no one is held accountable.
It’s Not Easy Being (Marjorie Taylor) Greene
A goofy Washington tradition devolves.
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
A Rare Moment of Bipartisan Disbelief
Washington gets a good old-fashioned scandal.
Trump Goes After the Messenger
The president is privately upset with the sloppiness of his advisers. Publicly, he’s focused on attacking the press.
The Hollow Men
It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat.
The United States of Fear
For anyone who’s in the president’s crosshairs—or who could be—it’s the dominant emotion of Trump’s second term.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.