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The Insecurity Complex
August 3, 2026
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Carol Schaeffer
Greetings From Javanka-bania
The Trump clan finds a new place to ruin.
July 28, 2026
Timothy Noah
Turns Out France Has an Oligarch Problem Too
Le Monde
relates the adventures of Bernard Arnault, ninth-richest human on the planet.
July 27, 2026
Greg Sargent
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Toby Buckle
The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids
In his explosive interview with
The Economist,
the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.
July 24, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Trump Just Gave Us a Horrible New Reason to Worry About the Iran War
The president is getting frustrated that U.S. military strikes are accomplishing nothing—and he’s starting to lash out.
July 22, 2026
Jon Wolfsthal
Trump’s Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia Looks More Like a Favor
The agreement includes a number of worrying U.S. concessions, raising concerns that Saudi Arabia is taking advantage of its close financial ties to the Trump family.
July 22, 2026
Emma Janssen
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The New Republic Staff
Democrats’ Plan for Ending the Iran War
Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. Today, read about Dems’ messaging strategy on Iran, Rob Sand’s fundraising lead in Iowa, and more ...
July 22, 2026
Yonatan Touval
Can Benjamin Netanyahu Be Stopped?
Israel’s scandal-ridden prime minister, who hopes to assemble another governing coalition this fall, has turned accusation into a form of enduring rule.
July 20, 2026
Michael Tomasky
The World’s Worst Nightmare: Donald Trump in Charge of a Real-Live War
There are no best-case scenarios when a corrupt, vainglorious toddler is running the world’s deadliest military.
July 15, 2026
Joe Cirincione
Can We Lose the Same War Twice? With Trump, Anything’s Possible
Phase One of the Iran war ended in defeat and humiliation. Phase Two could be just as bad—or worse.
July 15, 2026
Emma Janssen
The Democrats Face Another Divisive Vote on Military Aid to Israel
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a measure that would cut off aid completely, and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries isn’t telling his caucus how to vote.
July 13, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Lindsey Graham’s Legacy? It’s About One Thing Only, and It Isn’t Good
He alone had the moral authority within the Republican Party to try to stop Donald Trump, especially after January 6. He chose not to. That’s what we must remember today.
July 10, 2026
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Forever War Is Finally Here
Iran is already a quagmire. As the bombing resumes, just how bad will it get?
July 2, 2026
Gershom Gorenberg
The Israeli Activists Aiding Palestinian Victims of Settler Violence
Settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank are out of control—and these Israelis are doing something about it.
June 26, 2026
Jo-Ann Mort
Meet the Italian Socialist Who Just Might Take Down Giorgia Meloni
The Italian P.M.’s recent spat with Trump aside, she remains a right-wing figure. Global progressives should be looking to Elly Schlein.
June 23, 2026
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Ten Years After Brexit, Every Grim Prediction Has More Than Come True
As the sixth prime minister since the historic vote calls it quits, most Britons agree it’s been an epic disaster. But in the next election, things may get even worse.
June 22, 2026
Kate Aronoff
Democrats Begrudgingly Agree That It Is Good to End a War They Oppose
Some of the party’s ideological tensions fluttered into view as the details of the deal to end hostilities made their way around Washington.
June 21, 2026
Daniel Boguslaw
The AI Ghost in the Nuclear War Machine
The injection of this new technology into the military seems like a fever dream. But it’s a reality we’re hurtling toward, ready or not.
June 19, 2026
Michael Tomasky
If Obama Had Done What Trump Just Did on Iran, He’d Be Crucified
The United States just unambiguously lost a war that it started for no good reason. A sane country would remove the imbecile who did this immediately.
June 7, 2026
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Andre Pagliarini
The World Cup in an Age of Strongmen
Can soccer still unite people across borders, class, and cultures in an increasingly authoritarian world?
June 4, 2026
Kate Aronoff
MAGA Unites Behind the Wannabe Strongman Vying to Rule Colombia
The showy self-styled outsider candidate, Abelardo De La Espriella, is exactly Trump’s type—and the White House seems bent on his winning.
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