The President and the Pope
Panelists joined to discuss Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV for his comments about the war in Iran.
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Washington Week With The Atlantic
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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.
Trump’s Mixed Messages About Iran
Panelists joined to discuss the president’s shifting answers to how the conflict could end.
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.
The Love Between Man and Beast
A haunting and deeply moving communion with the natural world.
A New ‘Disturbing Reality’ in Criminal Court
A growing number of defense attorneys are becoming filmmakers, producing documentaries for an audience of one: the judge.
Can Puerto Rico Rebuild Itself?
Governor Ricardo Rosselló describes how opportunity can be created for the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
‘The Ultimate FOMO Experience’
A hypnotizing journey through a five-mile-long wholesale market in China.
‘America Has Always Been a Tribal Society’
Some of tribalism's worst impulses, such as demagoguery and scapegoating, are beginning to permeate American politics.
The U.S. Failed Thousands Who Risked Everything in Iraq and Afghanistan
A U.S. Army veteran and his Afghan translator took matters into their own hands—and saved each other’s lives.
The Blessing and the Curse of Being ‘Different’
A 13-year-old girl questions the social value of conformity.
The Problem With Parents and Social Media
Should parents monitor or restrict their kids’ use of technology?
A Great Social Experiment of the 21st Century
There was no rulebook for Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper when his state voted to legalize marijuana.
How Family Separation Traumatized Children
An unflinching look at one family's experience being forcibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.