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.
Something’s Wrong With Fall in America
An unseen safety hazard plagues America, and it’s time to take action.
The Sex Drought
In a culture that is becoming increasingly more tolerant, why are people having less sex?
The Psychic’s Tragic Prediction That Came True
A fortune teller forecasts a devastating loss for one family.
He Was a Drug Cop. Then His Daughter Overdosed.
A personal tragedy forces a narcotics officer to rethink his stance on the drug war.
Trump Is Trying to Change ‘What it Means to Be American’
Trump’s proposed change to the citizenship clause is unconstitutional.
The ‘Gateway Drug to Democracy’
Participatory budgeting is an experiment in grassroots democracy that gives citizens partial control of a municipal budget.
America Misunderstands the Declaration of Independence Because of a Typo
A frequently printed error has caused widespread misreadings of the seminal text—and the interpretation of democracy.
You Should Be Worried About Your DNA Privacy
The increasing popularity of genetic tests poses concerns about the accessibility of personal information.
The Couple Who Moved into the ‘Murder Home’
Who would knowingly live in the former residence of an infamous serial killer?
The Echoes of Kristallnacht
80 years after the Night of Broken Glass, Holocaust survivors reflect on the turning point of the Third Reich.