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 Man Who Photographed His Future Deaths
A photographer confronts his mortality by bringing his fears to life.
Inside For-Profit Japanese Crying Sessions
In Japan, a company sells tear-inducing services to emotionally repressed patrons.
He Served the Longest Sentence of Any Innocent U.S. Inmate
A man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 40 years shares how he maintained his identity.
The Oldest Surviving Form of Theater
The ancient Japanese art of Noh can be traced back to the 14th century.
Trump’s Emergency Powers Are 'Ripe for Abuse'
Few Americans realize the extent to which the president gains power when he declares a national emergency.
A ‘Tragic Hero’ in Small-Town America
The host of the only radio station in Willcox, Arizona, helps the town’s aging residents with their cowboy nostalgia.
The Last Chess Shop in New York City
The owner of the last remaining chess shop in New York gives refuge to the city’s so-called invisible people.
‘We’re All Hallucinating All of the Time’
A neuroscientist explains how human perception is built of hallucinations.
A Crisis of Conscience in Fake News
A teenager in Macedonia grapples with the far-reaching consequences of his desire to make a quick buck.
An Ingenious Autodidact in the Mountains of Tajikistan
A botanist in remote Central Asia sustains his community with a litany of inventions.