Inside Lebanon’s Fraught Push to Disarm Hezbollah
Lebanon has pledged to bring all weapons under state control. But in the face of continued Israeli attacks, Hezbollah refuses…
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admin What the Pope Said About A.I.
Jill Lepore on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas,” on the risks of artificial intelligence.
The Epic Disaster of Operation Epic Fury
Robin Wright on Donald Trump’s attempts to negotiate an end to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran, including issues…
How a Small-Town Clerk’s Misdeeds Upturned the Murdaugh Verdict
James Lasdun writes that Becky Hill, a court employee possibly trying to maximize sales of her book, pressured jurors to…
How Trump Created a Slush Fund for His Allies
Ruth Marcus reports on Donald Trump’s mobilization of what the President calls an Anti-Weaponization Fund to reward his allies, and…
Is the Working Class Finally Turning on Trump?
A retired Pennsylvania steelworker who vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016 cast ballots for Donald Trump in 2020 and 2024.…
How Good Is This World Cup Squad, Really?
Leander Schaerlaeckens writes about the U.S. men’s national soccer team, led by the international star Christian Pulisic.
Clarence Thomas Against Progressivism—and Progressives
Ruth Marcus on Clarence Thomas’s recent speech, at the University of Texas, on the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of…
Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump
Ishaan Tharoor on Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister, who has been a prominent opponent to European involvement in the…
The Fate of Twenty-one Los Angeles Siblings
Nearly two dozen kids were found at risk of abuse and neglect. Will their parents be held accountable? Ava Kofman…