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Why do so many people assume that Mom knows what’s going on with the kids, and that Dad does not?

The president sees the Constitution as an obstacle to be surmounted, not a repository of values that he must respect.

The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.

The center of the tech universe seems to believe that Trump’s tariff whiplash is nothing compared with what they see coming from AI.

Trump has frozen refugee admissions and cut off resettlement funding, but he has made an exception for white South Africans, who he says are victims of racial discrimination.

In Jakarta, to make ends meet, some people have chosen to paint themselves silver, seeking donations from passing motorists.

If Kilmar Abrego Garcia is guilty of the crimes he is accused of, then the Trump administration could simply follow the law. Why won’t it?

A new book shows that dementia isn’t just a loss, and memory is much more than recollection.

The United States is settling for a tiny fraction of what it could have achieved through traditional free-trade agreements.

Germany’s far-right party hates immigration, and some of its leaders have a disturbing tendency to say things that sound Nazi-curious.

Donald Trump is in talks to accept a $400 million gift from Qatar—presumably not simply out of generosity.

Photo Credit: Lisa AllenMay 12, 2025, 1:29 PM ET Alexandra Petri, one of America’s great columnists and funniest writers, is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer. Alexandra will begin writing for The Atlantic next month; she has been a long-time columnist for The Washington Post, where she started as an intern in ...

When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.