How Trump Voters Are Reacting to the Economy
Panelists joined to discuss the president’s recent polling numbers, and more.
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Washington Week With The Atlantic
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The President and the Pope
Panelists joined to discuss Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV for his comments about the war in Iran.
The Iran War Is Putting Pressure on Europe
Panelists joined to discuss the effects of the conflict on America’s allies, and more.
What Trump’s Address to the Nation Revealed
Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the president’s first national address since the war with Iran began.
The David Frum Show
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On the Brink of Global Recession
The economist Adam Posen on the effect of the war in Iran on the world’s economy and the darkening economic outlook for the United States. Plus: A shifting partisan balance of power and Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed, by Maureen Callahan.
Is Anybody Actually Winning Trump’s Iran War?
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger on the U.S.-Iran cease-fire, Trump’s Hormuz blockade, and China’s reaction to the Iran war. Plus: A seismic election in Hungary, and Labyrinths, by Jorge Luis Borges.
What It Means to Be American
Fareed Zakaria and David Frum on whether they regret becoming American citizens. Plus: how 18 years of economic turmoil ushered in a new populist era, and a discussion of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.
Watching War From the Strait of Hormuz
Graeme Wood on what he saw at the Strait of Hormuz and the lockdown of oil in the Persian Gulf. Plus: Trump’s war-information blackout and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense at 250 years old.
A New Understanding of the Childhood Brain
Uncovering the link between early trauma and lifelong illness.
The Decade of the Brain
How former president George H. W. Bush's program launched a new understanding of childhood development.
'Mister Rogers' vs. Richard Nixon in the Fight for Young Minds
How early childhood became political
Why the White, Working Class Voted for Trump
New data and analysis from PRRI and The Atlantic suggests that it was cultural anxiety more than economic distress that fueled white, working-class support for Trump.
Rob Reiner on the Burden of His Name
The award-winning director on confronting his father’s legacy and leaving his children to confront his own.
America Needs an Independent Investigation on Russia—Now
David Frum argues that Comey’s firing makes a probe more urgent than ever.
Church Militant: A Right-Wing Media Empire in the Making
A Catholic news outlet is fighting to save Americans from sin, while its founder grapples with his own complicated past.
The Cartel Murder That Exposed a Rogue U.S. Border Patrol Agent
A headless body, a gold-plated pistol, and the specter of corruption in the country's largest police force
How the Obamacare Repeal Could Cost Republicans the House
David Frum argues most Americans have accepted the principle of universal coverage.
Why Launching a War Against North Korea Would Be Immoral
Peter Beinart argues that preventive war is a betrayal of American principles.