Chronicles Magazine — September 2025 Preview

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CHRONICLES MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘What Happened to Reagan’s Three-Legged Stool?’

Blaming the Blamable

Con Inc. talking heads like to frame inner-city voters as victims of Democratic administrations. In reality, urban populations, especially college-educated white women, are the U.S.’s most radical voters.

Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre

The late Alasdair MacIntyre equated justice with playing one’s assigned role in one’s community. This theme echoed in his major works.

The Law Allows Trump to Expand Federal Law Enforcement to Other Cities

Blue jurisdictions that do not shape up should expect to be visited by feds who have the law on their side. By Paul du Quenoy

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue featuresAmerica’s missing opposition

Donald Trump is unpopular. Why is it so hard to stand up to him?

Republicans are servile. Courts are slow. Can the Democrats rouse themselves?

How Europe’s hard right threatens the economy

At best, the continent should expect stagnation, at worst a bond-market rout

Xi Jinping’s anti-American party

To see the cost of Trump’s bullying, tally the world leaders flocking to China 

Schools should banish smartphones from the classroom

Grades will rise—and pupils will be happier

THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 2025

Chinese Cyberattack May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American

Information collected during the yearslong Salt Typhoon attack could allow Beijing to track targets from the U.S. and dozens of other countries.

John Deere Is Struggling as Farmers Hurt and Tariffs Take Hold

The tractor maker said that higher metal tariffs would cost it $600 million, while American farmers face dwindling overseas demand for some crops.

At the Center of a U.S.-China Tariff Standoff: The Humble Soybean

U.S. farmers need to sell their crop, and China needs to buy it in case its main alternative, Brazil, has a flood or drought. But their trade war prevents a deal.

Russia Wants ‘Security Guarantees,’ Too. Here’s What They Look Like.

The Kremlin’s vision of its national security comes at the expense of Ukrainian sovereignty, underlining the challenges of striking a peace deal.

Europe Aims to Show It Is Ready to Secure Postwar Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron of France is hosting a meeting of leaders who will review options for protecting any peace with Russia.