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.
The Artists of Refugee Camps
The now-defunct Calais Jungle was once home to hundreds of artists forced to flee their native countries.
The Master-Chef Sisters of Hungarian Strudel
Ilona and Erzsébet are quirky elderly bakers whose traditional pastries feed a village.
The Labyrinthine Experience of Mental Illness
A deep dive into one man’s journey navigating his complicated mental health
5 Days in Jail
A young woman describes the harrowing experience of being held in jail because she couldn’t afford bail.
The Death and Afterlife of the Mall
The shopping mall has had a dramatic fall from grace. What happens now?
The Sisyphean Solitude of a Migrant Shepherd
In the Great Basin, a lone migrant worker tends to thousands of sheep across the vast landscape.
A Thrilling Look at America’s First Extreme Sport
A jockey competes in Indian Relay, a dangerous and high-stakes horse-racing tradition.
All Great Civilizations Fall. Is America Next?
The collapse of the Roman Empire was not a bad thing for the world at large.
This Stunning Documentary Depicts an Act of True Love and Trust
Krzysztof and Wiola love to ski together—even though one of them is blind.
Veterans ‘Deprogram’ War Through Dance
When Roman Baca returned from serving in the Iraq War, he started a dance company. Now he helps other veterans heal from trauma through ballet.