MARCH 6. 2026

Daniella Shreir: My Mother’s Prison

Although she often responded to questions with anecdotes and talked about the role of chance and the necessity of. ..

Christina Faraday: At the Wellcome Collection

Around​ the year 1500, in Eisenach, Thuringia, a woman gave birth to a mouse. According to rumour, this ‘beautiful and virtuous’ woman had, during her pregnancy, encountered a. ..

Neal Ascherson: Soup at La Marmite

Solidarity with Commune veterans on the part of British working-class movements was usually more symbolic than active. ...

Tom Stevenson: Iran, Week One

It is tempting to frame the attack of 28 February as a spectacular aberration, an act of criminal aggression that could. ..

Andy Beckett: ‘We used to have fun’

Brown’s premiership was left as a bit of a mystery: an example of formidable talent, experience and hard work somehow. ..

Jefferson Cowie: That Damn Smooth Stuff

Huey​ Long – Louisiana’s legendary governor, senator and would-be presidential candidate – loved the campaign trail. ‘Watch me vaudeville ’em, ’ he would say, ...

Edmund Gordon: Atheist with a Wooden Leg

In all of Flannery O’Connor’s work, there isn’t a single character you could describe as admirable, or even. ..

Michael Hofmann: At the Norton

What is it with these Dutchmen? Did human subjects not exist before them? Did they write the book on patience? (All. ..

Susan Pedersen: Diary

You might think, given the subject, that the male hosts I think of as the podcast bros would have invited on a woman or. ..

MARCH 5. 2026

Operation Epic Confusion

Trump’s goals in Iran are expansive, shifting, and potentially impossible.

How the Gulf Countries Are Responding to Iran’s Attacks

Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Riyadh are weighing their options.

The Iran War Spills Beyond the Middle East

From Azerbaijan to the Indian Ocean, the conflict’s impact is spreading.

Sources Briefed on Iran War Say U. S. Has No Plans for What Comes Next

“The administration doesn’t have a clue. They do not have an actual, real rationale, endgame, or plan for the aftermath of this. ”

Kristi Noem all but killed FEMA. Will her departure save it?

Embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem froze FEMA spending and slashed staff. It may well have been illegal.

How the Iran War Might Impact Russia-Ukraine

The Middle Eastern conflict could drain Ukraine’s supply of key defensive munitions and push U. S. President Donald Trump to quickly reach a deal with Russia.

The Domino Effect of Operation Epic Fury

The U. S. war on Iran will weaken Islamist groups and embolden the Israeli right.

A Dangerous Opportunity for Iran’s Kurds

Only by working together can Kurdish groups and the Iranian opposition forge a better future.

The United States Could Lose the Gulf

Iran’s attacks on its neighbors are a reminder that the United States cannot protect them.

The Reductive Rhetoric of the Iran War

Americans across the political spectrum need to stop talking about Tehran in cliches.

Military Leaders See Iran War as “God’s Divine Plan” — a Chilling Turn for Trump’s Fascism

A military watchdog has been “inundated” with complaints that officials are using end-times Christian rhetoric to justify war.