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.
Watch a Community Police Itself
A Detroit minister rallies his neighbors to shut down a drug house in an inspiring display of collective action.
A VR Model of Auschwitz Helps Catch Nazis
In Germany, prosecutors are using virtual-reality models of the death camp to build cases against World War II criminals.
‘Go Back to Your Country? I’m From Alabama!’
Osama and Ayman are brothers, skateboarders, entrepreneurs, Americans, and Muslims.
Identical Twins Who Look Nothing Alike
Though they share the same DNA, the Pearson twins’ disability has manifested in different ways.
Stricken With the World’s Oldest Affliction
Nine-year-old Maribel is in love.
She Was Betrayed by a Gentleman’s Handshake
The woman who brought the hula-hoop to the U.S. and coined its name explains how a businessman stole her idea.
The Harsh Reality of Video-Game Addiction
People who have been diagnosed with a gaming disorder reveal the enormous toll it took on their lives.
Death-Cap Mushrooms Are Terrifying and Unstoppable
A species of highly toxic fungi is making its way across North America at an alarming speed.
The Truth About Wasabi
About 99 percent of the sushi condiment sold worldwide is an imitation.
Life in the World’s Fastest-Shrinking Country
With the lowest birth rates and the highest death rates in the world, Bulgaria is at the front lines of population decline.