JUNE 9. 2026

NATO’s Digital Back End Could Fall Apart Without Change

Shared standards on cloud services are urgently needed.

Cloudbusting in California

Just over twenty years ago, in April 2006, British media gave generous space to film and photographs of a sled hauled over a vast expanse of snow by a

Graham Platner Tests the Power of Anti-Establishment Anger in Maine

As voters head to the polls in Maine, some are worried about Senate candidate Graham Platner’s scandals. Others dismiss them as establishment meddling.

The Next US Presidential Election Will Be About AI

Democrats, Republicans and Big Tech are converging on the idea of a public stake in AI wealth.

Lebanon Is No Longer About Lebanon

Iran would rather fight than let Israel decide Lebanon’s fate.

An Ant Reads Ayn Rand

A mighty micro-story

Deb Olin Unferth Answers the Orion Questionnaire

In which we get to know our favorite writers better by exploring the sacred and mundane.

The quiet push to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits

Industry-backed pesticide immunity laws are advancing nationwide, raising fears that farmers and families harmed by pesticides could lose their right to seek justice.

He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Habermas’s Gaza Misjudgment Does Not Doom His Legacy

His reflexive defence of Israel contradicts the universal principles his life’s work was built to uphold.

U. S. Power Is Wrung Out

The war in Iran has depleted the Pentagon as China’s military buildup matures.

An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.

An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration.

A U. S. Senator Pushed to Cut Firefighting Aircraft Inspections the Same Month His Former Company Failed One

Before entering politics, Tim Sheehy ran an aerial firefighting company, Bridger Aerospace. In the Senate, he has sought to cut regulations and expand the government’s use of private aircraft on wildfires, while still owning stock in the company.

The World Cup is one wildfire away from an air quality disaster

FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.

Louisiana lawmakers rush to support an industry they ‘do not know a lot about’

A bill to reward wood-pellet manufacturers that have a history of pollution violations passed the state Legislature with unanimous support.

How to Escape Blame for Bad Advice

If you get an important strategic issue wrong, there are still ways to avoid accountability.

The Invisible Hand Won’t Rebuild U. S. Shipyards

War in Iran has put a spotlight on declining U. S. maritime power.

Democratic Socialist Overcomes GOP-Funded Opponent to Advance in Los Angeles Mayor Race

City Councilmember Nithya Raman will face off against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November general election.

European social media set me free – for a week

As a video journalist and one of The European Correspondent’s faces on social media, I literally could not do my job without scrolling. This, of cours

Who lives on a monument under the sea?

Put on a diving suit and jump into the water off Talamone, Tuscany: 10 to 20 metres below the surface, you'll find 44 marble statues, covered in the m