2+ week, 4+ day ago   (131+ words) Idrees Kahloon is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He was previously the Washington bureau chief for The Economist. He writes about American politics, policy and economics. Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1570+ words) Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on why she is skipping the Michigan Democratic Party’s convention, the rise of anti-Semitism within her party, and the conundrum Jewish Democrat voters face. Plus: a new round of President Trump’s Canadian trade war, and…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (526+ words) The latest target of Trump’s ire is the low-profile Sultanate of Oman. When the United States was looking for a way to talk to Iran about a nuclear deal more than a decade ago, it turned to Oman, asking the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (205+ words) A new regional pact highlights Iran’s isolation. When the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey got together last week to forge a new defense agreement, they emphasized that their pact wasn’t aimed at any particular country. But one country…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (137+ words) The Atlantic But how long can the impulsive, reactive president show restraint? The White House stressed to me that Iran’s economy is already reeling, with soaring inflation, redacted energy revenue, and some agricultural shortfalls. One official added that “there are…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (206+ words) Judy D. Cottrell Eugene, Ore. Allen Frances, M.D. Carmel, Calif. Thomas M. Thurston Rosarito, Mexico In the May issue, Noah Hawley described what he saw at Jeff Bezos’s Campfire retreat. Neil Ravin Hampton, N.H. Ken Taub Saint James, N.Y. In the May issue,…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (433+ words) Tehran wants the Arab public to balk at the cost of allying with the United States. Another message cheekily thanked unnamed Jordanians for providing targeting information for the Iranian strikes. A third appeared to address Jordanian critics of the operation,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (456+ words) Trump fumed at subordinates who showed him the perils of escalation. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week pleaded with Republicans on Capitol Hill for billions of dollars to replenish America’s dangerously depleted stockpiles of missiles and other crucial munitions. Hegseth’s…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (13+ words) The Iran conflict is being defined by misconceptions and misinterpretations on both sides....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (754+ words) What Michigan voters could tell us about the path forward for Democrats. Plus: A senator looks at Congress....