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 Seismic Power of Women’s Rage
In the history of America, female anger is political fuel.
Twins, Separated at Birth, Reunite as Adults
Inspired by the documentary Three Identical Strangers, two women discover they are twins and have an emotional reunion.
Putting Family Separation on Film
A bonus video for Masthead members. And Jeremy Raff reflects on his documentary, The Separated.
The Face of the Millennial Anti-Abortion Movement
30-year-old Lila Rose advocates for reversing Roe v. Wade.
The ‘Nightmare’ of a Tweeting President
The Founding Fathers designed America to be impervious to demagogues, but social media has derailed the system.
The Particular Genius of a Taco
Ralph Gilmore’s tuna tacos may be taking Austin by storm, but there’s more to the story than seared fish.
The Chimp Who Believed She Was Human
A social experiment goes awry when a couple adopts a baby chimpanzee and raises her as their daughter.
Through the Eyes of Deaf Children
A day in the life of a third-grade classroom at the California School for the Deaf.
‘Old Age Is a Ceremony of Losses’
In his final days, the late American poet Donald Hall muses on the process of growing old.
The Hidden Artists in Bugs
A reclusive painter reveals how his obsession with insects led to a unique artistic discovery.