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.
Roxane Gay on Acceptance
Exposing the disconnect between socially constructed beauty standards and the movement of acceptance
Populism Will Save the Democrats
Franklin Foer argues the party needs a populist message to win back a majority.
Trump’s Ignorance Won’t Save Him
If the president obstructed justice, inexperience will not work as a defense.
How the Internet Is Changing Friendship
Does social media make all friendships last forever?
Environmental Racism Is the New Jim Crow
Vann R. Newkirk II argues that America’s air and water systems disadvantage communities of color.
Trump's Most Drastic Statement Yet
The U.S. abandons the Paris Accord—and the global community it helped build.
What Makes Things Cool?
A handy acronym for popularity
Bob Woodward Tells the Media to Calm Down
“It serves no one, the media or Trump, to have an almost thermonuclear war with each other.”
Why Do Americans Smile So Much?
Research shows how immigration and cultural values shape this distinctive habit.
Trump Scandals Are Good for Putin
Julia Ioffe argues that the one thing Putin wants from a Trump White House is chaos.