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Strike First, Explain Never
Episode 153
So far, the U.S. has blown up 14 boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific, killing at least 57 people. In the two months since the strikes began, the a…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
18 Minutes From Nuclear Annihilation
Episode 152
In Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie, A House of Dynamite, the clock is ticking. The film’s fictional president of the United States has less than 20 minut…
4 months ago
If the Voting Rights Act Falls
Episode 151
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the last remaining section of the Voting Rights Act, a civil rights law designed to ensure th…
4 months, 1 week ago
Saudi Arabia Gets the Last Laugh
Episode 150
The Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia concludes this week, but the outrage (from comedians who didn’t go) and self-justification (from comedians…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Weaponizing the Justice Department
Episode 149
President Donald Trump is using the Department of Justice to try to punish his political enemies. How much can the president bend the DOJ, an institu…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
An American Education | 2. Testing Teachers for 'Wokeness'
Episode 148
Hanna Rosin sits down with Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters to ask him about a purity test for teachers and a nearly scandalous incident th…
5 months ago
Live from The Atlantic Festival: ‘2026 Is the Battlefield’
A live conversation about authoritarian forces in America with Anne Applebaum, an Atlantic staff writer, and Garry Kasparov, the former world chess c…
5 months ago
David Letterman on the Threats to Late-Night Hosts
Yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was suspended indefinitely. It’s a shocking moment for free speech, given the order in which events unfolde…
5 months, 1 week ago
An American Education | 1. Is Oklahoma Breaking Public Schools?
Episode 147
American public education is changing. And, in many ways, Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters is at the center of it, trying to push for Bible…
5 months, 1 week ago
Rupert Murdoch Gets His Succession Finale
Episode 146
He was, after all, the eldest boy. The family drama that inspired HBO’s Succession ended this week with a settlement that ensures Rupert Murdoch’s co…
5 months, 2 weeks ago