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This Week in American History: Tariff Wars
One hundred ninety-three years ago this week, a truce of sorts on tariffs brought the country back from the brink of civil war.
March 11, 2026
Jonathan Horn
Bad Science
For decades, scientists were above reproach. Not any more. Joe Nocera investigates the murky world of retracted papers, manipulated research, and the…
March 10, 2026
Joe Nocera
The Race to Capture the Ayatollah’s Treasure
Under a mountain in central Iran lies the key to the Iranian regime’s international power
March 9, 2026
Amit Segal
This Is How an Energy Crisis Starts. Plus. . .
The Islamic Republic’s oldest foes, the island at the center of the Iran war, Mamdani’s disgraceful response to a failed terror attack, making music…
March 9, 2026
The Free Press
The Islamic Republic’s Oldest Enemies
The Kurds have been the Iranian regime’s most indomitable opposition. They will be crucial to its downfall.
March 9, 2026
Roya Hakakian
Will Singapore Be the Winner of the War in Iran?
War has exposed the vulnerability of the Middle East’s aviation and financial hubs. Singapore is preparing to take their place.
March 8, 2026
Jeevan Vasagar
Two Drinks with . . . the ‘Impressively Angry’ Novelist, Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson’s new book, ‘Howl,’ is a tragicomic exploration of the Jew-hating madness and moral inversion that overtook England after the Hamas…
March 6, 2026
Dominic Green
Niall Ferguson: Could This Be the Start of World War III?
The U.S.-Israeli onslaught on Iran may look to future historians like a staging post to a global conflagration.
March 5, 2026
Niall Ferguson
Who Will Govern Iran After the War?
The fractured Iranian opposition struggles to rally around a leader for the postwar transition.
March 5, 2026
Amy Kellogg
Sinwar’s Death Will Hasten the End of the War
The Hamas leader started this fight. Now Israel can finish it.
October 17, 2024
Matti Friedman
H.R. McMaster: America’s Weakness Is a Provocation
The White House’s preference for de-escalation has ushered in the most dangerous period I can remember.
September 9, 2024
H.R. McMaster
Twelve Murdered Children—and a Middle East on the Brink
By doing everything possible to avoid conflict with Iran, the White House has emboldened the Iranian proxy system now attacking Israel from all…
July 29, 2024
Matti Friedman
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