After Six Months of War, Trump Is Still Losing to Iran
Ishaan Tharoor writes about the state of President Donald Trump’s war in Iran six months after its beginning.
August 2026
admin The Big, Dumb, Gluttonous Fun of America’s Semiquincentennial
In D.C. and the Dakotas, at rodeos and powwows, celebrating the country means taking in pride and disappointment and fellow-feeling,…
The Lindsay Clancy Conspiracy Spiral
From the daily newsletter: Unfounded theories about the case are running rampant on social media as the trial continues. But…
The Real Meaning of the Jason Arday Scandal
Lauren Michelle Jackson on the self-described “race-realist” Nathan Cofnas, the death of the Cambridge professor Jason Arday, and controversies surrounding…
The Glorious Disorder of Michael Ondaatje’s Early Work
Amitava Kumar on the œuvre of Michael Ondaatje, which includes “The Collected Works of Billy the Kid,” “The English Patient,”…
The Best Books of 2026 So Far
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
First-Date Montage
Illustration by Mads Horwath: Yes, I am odd, but I am still multifaceted.
“Dreams in Nightmares” Turns the Art Life Political
Richard Brody reviews “Dreams in Nightmares,” written and directed by Shatara Michelle Ford.
The Mark of the Machine
Brady Brickner-Wood writes that few forces have proved as powerful at tempering A.I. use as public shaming has. Now Anthropic…
How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Deport Mahmoud Khalil?
Khalil protested Israel as a student at Columbia. Now he’s on the verge of being kicked out of the country.…