Rebecca Mead on 04/17/2026 R Rebecca Mead
Queen Elizabeth II and the Lost Art of Fashion Diplomacy
“The Queen’s Style,” a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace, offers a lesson in how to make powerful statements without saying a word.
David Sedaris on 04/13/2026 D David Sedaris
Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris
It’s not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words “my husband.”
Patrick Radden Keefe on 04/13/2026 P Patrick Radden Keefe
New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy
High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy.
Sarah Stillman on 04/13/2026 S Sarah Stillman
The Return of Family Detention
Under the Trump Administration, thousands of immigrant children have been detained, and many have suffered from medical neglect.
Rebecca Mead on 04/13/2026 R Rebecca Mead
The Wild Mind of the Romanian Director Radu Jude
The director’s native city drives him crazy—and drives him to make loony, brilliant films.
Sudarsan Raghavan on 04/16/2026 S Sudarsan Raghavan
Who Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran?
As Trump searches for a friendly successor to the Ayatollah in Tehran, the leadership vacuum in the Iranian regime has been filled by hard-line members of the Revolutionary Guard.
Jon Allsop on 04/15/2026 J Jon Allsop
What Brought Down Eric Swalwell
How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.
Garrett M. Graff on 04/14/2026 G Garrett M. Graff
How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply?
Defense officials inside the Trump Administration were already concerned that American stockpiles were insufficient for a potential standoff with China. A war of choice in the Middle East has only made matters worse.
Robin Wright on 04/13/2026 R Robin Wright
“The Peace President” Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope
After negotiations to end the war failed to produce a deal, Trump imposed a naval blockade to cut off the Islamic Republic’s ability to trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
Isaac Chotiner on 04/15/2026 I Isaac Chotiner
The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion
Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Benjamin Netanyahu has not gone far enough.
Isaac Chotiner on 04/10/2026 I Isaac Chotiner
Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped
While America and Iran negotiate a ceasefire, Beirut remains under siege.
Isaac Chotiner on 03/31/2026 I Isaac Chotiner
How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran
Pakistan’s military has wooed Donald Trump, and fallen out with its former Taliban allies, as the country looks to wield more influence in the region.
Isaac Chotiner on 03/25/2026 I Isaac Chotiner
How Donald Trump May Have Sabotaged His Chances for a Deal with Iran
The Iranian regime has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, destabilizing global markets and leaving the U.S. with no good options.
Louisa Thomas on 04/12/2026 L Louisa Thomas
How Jomboy Is Changing the Way Baseball Is Watched
Major League Baseball, in the hope of expanding the game’s appeal and reaching younger fans, bought a minority stake in the popular media company founded by Jimmy O’Brien.
John Cassidy on 04/06/2026 J John Cassidy
An Economist’s Quest to Solve America’s Wage Problem
Arindrajit Dube argues that the answer is empowering workers and setting mandatory wage standards across industries.
Louisa Thomas on 04/05/2026 L Louisa Thomas
The N.B.A.’s Race to the Bottom
Despite the league’s many attempts to combat tanking, the incentive to lose remains strong for teams hoping to strategize for the future. Is there a fix?
Jay Caspian Kang on 03/31/2026 J Jay Caspian Kang
The Spectacle of War and the Struggle to Protest
On social media, images of destruction in Iran are giving way to commentary from talking heads, dulling the reality of war.
Emma Green on 04/17/2026 E Emma Green
Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws
The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way.
Susan B. Glasser on 04/17/2026 S Susan B. Glasser
America’s Orange Jesus
Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour.
Andrew Marantz on 04/13/2026 A Andrew Marantz
The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose
Many people in the country had trouble imagining that Viktor Orbán could be defeated. But a philosopher also warned that defeatism can abet authoritarianism.
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Sam Altman’s Trust Issues at OpenAI
Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on the rise of the C.E.O. of OpenAI, and how allegations of deceptive behavior continue to dog one of the most powerful figures in tech.
David Remnick on 04/10/2026 D David Remnick
Trump’s Strategic and Moral Failure in Iran
From the first day of his Presidency, Trump has posed an emergency to both his country and the world.
Molly Fischer on 04/10/2026 M Molly Fischer
Zohran Mamdani, Perpetual Student of the City
The Mayor, along with some teen-agers from Bronx Science, takes stock of his first hundred days.
Kapil Komireddi on 04/10/2026 K Kapil Komireddi
The Global Stakes of Hungary’s Pivotal Election
What the fate of Viktor Orbán, a pioneer of strongman politics and a darling of right-wing movements across the world, might mean for Europe, Russia, MAGA, and beyond.