Argument
Specters of Revenge
The distinction between the private and the public, the personal and the national, has broken down in Trump’s second term. The president’s personal psychology and how he understands his own interests and well-being are now critical factors in how the U.S. conducts itself in the world.
A Novel Idea
Federal penitentiaries would not say how many books they hold, so a biographer of Malcolm X spent months assembling the count himself from handbooks, emails and a prison messaging service.
The Odyssey Wars
Nolan's “Odyssey” extracts a universal message from Homer's ancient text and laments a world where rules have collapsed and might makes right. It is a thrilling spectacle and a repudiation of the right’s culture wars.
Making Sense of Latin America’s Shift to the Right
It has been an annus mirabilis for the Latin American right, with electoral victories in country after country — and possibly more to come. What explains this rightward shift across the region — a mirror image of the “pink tide” that swept the left into power over the last quarter-century?
A Haitian American Reflects on the Future
The Trump administration is ending the program that allows many Haitians to live and work in the U.S. A Haitian American reflects on the damage the move will do to communities, the economy and the country’s ethos — and the underlying hostility that appears to have guided Trump’s decision.
Is It Time for Saudi Arabia To Find New Yemeni Allies?
The collapse of the de facto Saudi-Houthi truce in July 2026 has reopened a question long treated as taboo in Gulf commentary: whether Riyadh's decade-long reliance on the internationally recognized Yemeni government still serves its interests, or whether the Southern Transitional Council should be given a larger role.
The Protests Gripping India — and Rattling Modi
Mass demonstrations that began over exam scandals and student suicides have transformed into the largest challenge to the prime minister’s authority for years. They signal that frustration with his government now extends far beyond any single issue and may mark a turning point for India’s politics.