MARCH 20. 2026

Starlink Has Privatized Geopolitics

From Ukraine to Iran, Elon Musk’s service has become an arbiter of foreign policy.

How to Get Money for Cold Sports in Warm Places

Winter Olympic success brings funding hopes to Southern Hemisphere athletes.

Sex, Liberation, and Obsession in 1970s Istanbul

“The Museum of Innocence” is a nostalgic and unnerving adaptation of Orhan Pamuk’s work.

Joe Kent’s Resignation Could Bolster a Wave of Conscientious Objectors to Trump’s Iran War

Top counterterror official Joe Kent’s resignation could bolster a wave of military conscientious objectors to Trump’s Iran war.

Elegy for Rafah

Since the beginning of the year, my phone has been a window through which I watch the Rafah crossing from my bedroom in Paris three thousand kilometers

The Number of Families Being Held at Dilley Detention Center Has Plummeted

This week, the average daily population at Dilley dropped to 100 people, compared with over 900 in January. The shift follows weeks of mounting public pressure generated in part by the widespread publication of letters written by detained children.

Italy’s Referendum Could Be Meloni’s Biggest Test Yet

The Iran war has raised the stakes of the vote for the prime minister.

Continuity Under Fire

Why the Gulf’s grand strategies will not change.

Trump’s Cuba Plans Create Tension

The White House wants a win. Many Cubans are pushing for democratization.

DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator

In its rush to boost nuclear energy, the Trump administration is rapidly rewriting rules to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry. “The safety culture is under threat, ” a former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.

“Liberate Their Bodies From Their Souls”: The Lies That Sell the Iran War

Ali Gharib speaks to Afeef Nessouli about the latest strikes on Lebanon and peace strategist Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini on the U. S. –Israel assault on Iran.

As Trump Demands Voter Data, This Fiercely Independent Red State Says No

Wary of federal intrusion, Idaho passed a law three decades ago allowing it to sidestep so-called motor-voter laws. The exemption and the sentiment behind it are fueling resistance to President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.

Proportional Representation Is Breaking Dutch Democracy

As coalition formation grows ever more tortuous, the Netherlands must confront whether proportional representation itself is the problem.

Data Centers Are Military Targets Now

With militaries increasingly relying on artificial intelligence, data centers have emerged as new targets for strikes.

She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section.

A virtual court hearing from a pregnant mother’s hospital bed shows what forced medical treatment can look like.

On Thin Ice

I study glaciers. I'm deeply worried about the growth of ice cave tourism.

Ask a Climate Therapist: How can I balance my travel itch with guilt about emissions?

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport advises a reader who loves to travel, but worries about its impact on the planet.

There’s a Reason No President Before Trump Authorized War With Iran

How this war ends is as uncertain as the reasons for starting it.

Patricia Lockwood: Supersensual Ear

Willa Cather’s reader, like her characters, must keep an ear out for the whisper, an eye out for the sign and a hand. ..

Tom Johnson: Save My Beer

Labour was once an organic part of the peasant household, done in the interest of subsistence. Certainly many people in. ..