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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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.
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 Far-Right Algorithm: Anti-Churchill, Anti-West
The historian Andrew Roberts on why many right-wing podcasters now believe that the wrong side won the Second World War, and the rise of algorithmically driven pseudo-historians. Plus: Trump is looking for an off-ramp from his war in Iran, and Gore Vidal’s novel Burr.
How Black Americans Were Robbed of Their Land
The U.S. government dispossessed 1 million black families of their farms. This is one family’s story.
Where the Towers Fell
The 9/11 Memorial is both a tourist destination and a graveyard. How do we interact with it?
What Happened to Wilson?
A reporter follows a lead about a mysterious office building filled with children.
The Rat Apocalypse in New Zealand
Can the country eradicate its entire rat population to avoid ecological disaster?
An 11-Year-Old Takes on a Nuclear Power Plant
Sam faces a dilemma as he comes of age in the shadow of Britain's largest power plant.
Social-Media Companies ‘Threaten Democracy’
If you care about free speech, take a hard look at social-media corporations.
It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the ’80s
A number of surprising factors may be contributing to the modern obesity epidemic.
In the Faroe Islands, Trail Running Is Therapy
A Faroese pastor shares his reverence for the natural world.
He Fought for Migrant Kids. Then He Got Rich.
Juan Sanchez built his career fighting for migrant children. Later, he made millions off them.
The World’s Tallest Waterslide Was a Terrible, Tragic Idea
A fatal accident at a waterslide park was the result of gross negligence, lax state regulations, and a whole lot of hubris.