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 Pet Cemetery
A tour of a graveyard for beloved animals.
Men Are Socialized to ‘Act Inhumanely’
A trans man offers a unique perspective on the internalization of masculinity.
Don’t Blame Technology for Violence
The U.S. media should not equate problems in other countries with its own social media travails.
The Misunderstood ‘False Vampire Bat’
A scientist and a photographer attempt to hunt down and study the elusive nocturnal creatures.
The ‘Special Genius’ of Dogs
An expert on dog psychology reveals the unique features of canine intelligence.
‘It’s Time to Hand the Mic to Gun Owners’
The Atlantic Argument series returns with a provocative video about the gun debate in America.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Race
The worst thing a parent can do is not have the conversation at all.
A Russian Mail-Order Bride and a Jaw-Dropping Twist
The hilarious, stranger-than-fiction story of a mother and son who emigrate to America and get more than they bargained for.
The Philosophy of ‘Circular Design’
Eileen Fisher explains how her design philosophy promotes sustainability.
The Amateur Sleuth Who Hunts Down the Missing
An American Indian woman has devoted her life to investigating some of the country’s many missing-persons cases involving indigenous women.