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.
A Substance Like Nothing Else on Earth
Amber is helping scientists discover how the ancient world worked.
The Many Faces of the Occult
An intimate glimpse into a diverse community of pagans
Capturing the Architect of the Holocaust
The true story of how an Israeli secret agent hunted down Adolf Eichmann, one of the highest-ranking Nazi war criminals on the run.
Will Congress Fulfill a 184-Year-Old Promise?
In accordance with a centuries-old treaty, Kimberly Teehee is on a quest to give the Cherokee Nation a voice.
Why Dating Is Hard for Millennials
For a generation of young people who are most likely to meet a partner online, the rules of romance are changing.
The Largest Gathering of Humans on the Planet
Every 12 years, 120 million people gather in India for Kumbh Mela, a religious Hindu festival.
Mass Tourism Is Destroying the Planet
Overtourism is affecting the Earth in unprecedented ways.
The Lost World of Transhumance
Follow a goatherd’s four-day journey across the spectacular Accursed Mountains, a region that seems to exist out of time.
The Hidden Crisis in Rural America
Most nonmetropolitan counties don’t have mental-health professionals, resulting in a “revolving door” to jail.
The Climate Hellscape Is Coming, and Capitalism Can't Save Us
You can’t buy your way out of a warming planet.