MARCH 13. 2026

Since Dobbs

Brianna knew her husband would claim the pregnancy was an act of God. Their marriage was falling apart. She was fed up with his infidelity and with

How the Climate Won Paris’s Culture War

Plenty of issues are on the ballot in this month’s mayoral election. The city’s green transition isn’t one of them.

Israel’s Deadly Blockade Traps 7 U. S. Doctors in Gaza

While waging war on Iran, Israel is blocking medical trips into and out of Gaza, putting vulnerable patients at risk.

Can Sierra Leone Still Keep Its Mothers Alive?

What foreign aid cuts mean in practice in one African country.

Signifying Absolutely Nothing

Trump’s war of choice in Iran is a performance of horrific military strength that betrays a stark political weakness.

What China’s Five-Year Plan Says About Its Economy

A growth target of 4.5 percent is the lowest in decades.

I Wrote a Movie Review. Cops Took It From A Protester’s Home to Make the Case That He’s a Terrorist.

Prosecutors used a copy of a horror movie review I wrote seven years ago to say that antifa protesters against ICE are terrorists.

Trump’s Summit Offers More Deference Than Details

Leaders emerged from the “Shield of the Americas” with few policy specifics.

A Bitter Education

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in The Discovery of India that “among the many people and races who have come in contact with Indians and influenced India’s life

Iran May Become the Next Failed State — and Europe Will Pay the Price

The US-Israeli assault on Iran was launched mid-negotiation, without UN backing, making it more dangerous to international law than Iraq.

How the Iran War Could Usher in a New Era of Global Shiite Extremism

Degrading command and control over proxy groups could make them more dangerous and unpredictable.

Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Said Yes to Limiting Money in Politics. Then Politicians Had Their Say.

Some 78% of Oregon voters approved limiting campaign contributions in 2020. Four years later, the Legislature finally adopted limits, but an advocate for tighter controls says recent changes render Oregon’s contribution limits “illusory. ”

Nevada Regulators Fine Peptide Providers at Anti-Aging Festival Where Two Women Became Critically Ill

Three individuals, along with the group accused of supplying the peptides, were fined between $5,000 and $10,000 for their involvement in an incident at the Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival in Las Vegas last summer.

How the humble hornwort could supercharge agriculture

Scientists have found a way to boost the efficiency of rubisco — the enzyme that powers life on Earth — and hope to transfer it to crops.

Speaking truth to power

Can democracies still function when truth itself is destabilised?

Why Europe’s Approach to Defending Democracy Is Failing

Bromides about the “center holding” miss the point.

Matthew Kroenig and Trita Parsi Debate the War in Iran

Will the campaign advance U. S. interests in the region or set them back?

MARCH 12. 2026

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Toolkit: Drones, Missiles, and Mines

A breakdown of the tools Iran has to maintain pressure on Trump.

AIPAC Is Staying Out of Illinois Senate Race — But Its Donors Back Juliana Stratton

AIPAC is spending big in Tuesday’s Illinois House primaries. In the Senate race, its donors quietly lined up behind Stratton.

Wearing All Black at Protests Makes You Guilty of Terrorism, Prosecutors Tell Jury

The case is a major test of the Trump administration's push to label "antifa" protesters as terrorists.