Trump Rolls the Iron Dice
No tears should flow for the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, or for his associated butchers in the...
“The Worst-Case Outcome Is Complete Chaos”
In the final hours before U.S. warplanes bombarded Iran on Saturday, President Trump wanted to go over the plan one...
The Death of Khamenei and the End of an Era
“The essence of oligarchical rule,” George Orwell wrote in 1984, “is the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain...
Iran Goes to War Against the Arabs
During the past two years, Iran and Israel have traded missile and air strikes three times, and by now, war...
The Fallout From the Epstein Files
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Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People
The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without even an attempt to build public support....
How to Create an Equal Household
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to...
The Paradox of Trump’s Iran Attack
President Trump has launched a war that offers opportunities to the Middle East, and threatens danger to constitutional freedom at...
Four Conditions Make Cash Transfers Save Lives
Of all the ways that governments can try to help people, cash transfers can seem like one of the most...
What $1 Million of Anti-Racist Leadership Training Buys You
Michael S. Roth, the longtime president of Wesleyan University, is an eloquent defender of the liberal arts and open inquiry....
Trump and Khamenei’s War of Choice
“On the eve of each war at least one of the nations miscalculated its bargaining power,” wrote the historian Geoffrey...
Wait—Laser Guns Are Real Now?
The headlines lately have verged on science fiction. A few weeks ago, my colleague Simon Shuster reported that the Ukrainian...
Trump’s Presidency is Now in Iran’s Hands
More than an hour after missiles began targeting top Iranian officials across downtown Tehran, President Trump for the first time...
Why Israel Wants to Wean Itself Off U.S. Military Aid
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at Mar-a-Lago in late December, he had a surprise message for President Trump:...
Trump’s Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran
The United States has gone to war against Iran. America has only one ally – Israel – in this operation...
