FEBRUARY 7. 2026

Never Again, Once Again

A few years ago, in the early summer of 2019, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum declared on its website that it “unequivocally rejects efforts

The Bloodbath at Washington Post Is All Jeff Bezos’s Fault

Billionaires like Bezos have no real use for the free press, particularly when it runs the risk of alienating Donald Trump.

Shipyard Bosses Forced to Pay Overtime to Get People to Stay for Pete Hegseth Speech

Workers at Bath Iron Works, a shipbuilding company, showed no interest in hearing Pete Hegseth speak. So they were offered overtime.

FEBRUARY 6. 2026

Billie Eilish, stolen land, and the climate cost of America’s dispossession

Returning Indigenous land won't destroy civilization, it could save it.

U. S. -Iran Talks Make Little Headway

The top U. S. military commander in the Middle East joined the negotiations for the first time.

U. S. -Iran Indirect Nuclear Talks Fail to Make Significant Progress

The top U. S. military commander in the Middle East joined the negotiations for the first time.

How the British Empire Chose Canada Over Guadeloupe

London won the spoils of war from France—and lost the United States.

The Enormous Business of the Super Bowl

How the economics of football shape American culture.

‘Melania’ Is a Lousy Film but Forever Part of U. S. History

It’s less “Triumph of the Will, ” more Jackie Kennedy’s landmark TV special.

A Pair of Inventive Novels on Migration

Plus, more international fiction releases in February.

Venezuela Reformed Its Oil Law. Now What?

Caracas is trying desperately to boost investment in its oil patch, but it may be disappointed.

How Surging Nationalism Could Shape Thailand’s Election

The recent border crisis with Cambodia has reignited pro-military sentiment.

The Other Nazi Olympics

Ninety years ago, Nazi Germany hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics—but the latter has unjustly gone forgotten.

Pay Attention to the Prioritizers

The Republican foreign-policy establishment is developing a robust middle way between primacy and restraint.

Costa Rica Elects a Trump Ally

Why the country chose a tough-on-crime candidate for president.

Europe Is Getting Ready to Pivot to Putin

In the face of U. S. bullying, European leaders are considering reaching out to Russia’s president.

Bond Markets Are Now Battlefields

The world is returning to an era of weaponized finance.

“Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Letter

Spencer Ackerman on how the politics of counterterrorism led to ICE and CBP completing their transformation into a death squad — and why the agencies are unreformable.

Pentagon Inks Massive $200 Million Deal to Buy Controversial Cluster Weapons From Israel

The contract for the controversial weapons known for high civilian death tolls is the largest of its kind in available government records.

The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?

The U. K. ’s push to meet climate goals turned a former coal plant into a giant woodstove -- powered by forests an ocean away.