THE WEEK MAGAZINE – MARCH 20, 2026 PREVIEW
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COMMENTARY MAGAZINE – APRIL 2026 PREVIEW
COMMENTARY MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘IRANAMOK’ – ISRAEL HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS FOR A GENERATION.
Regime Change Without Nation Building
America and Israel are at war with Iran, a fact that should be neither shocking nor surprising. Both countries have been targeted by the Islamic Republic since its inception in 1979. Both countries have engaged in painful battles with the regime’s proxies. Both nations battled Iran for 12 days last year; Israel targeted nuclear assets and other key military targets, paving the way for a crescendo of American strikes that hammered Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
They Should Have Listened to My Dad
Editor’s Commentary
One American-Israeli Battle After Another
by Eli Lake
The Case for Trump’s War Is the Case for Bush’s War
by Tod Lindberg
Washington’s Foremost Con Artist
Washington Commentary
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- MARCH 15, 2026
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 3.15.26 Issue features Yudhijit Bhattacharjee on the quest to save Bili the baby gorilla; Daphne Merkin on the psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz; Elisabeth Zerofsky on the key to Europe’s defense; and more.
The Quest to Save One Baby Gorilla From an Uncertain Fate
Social media is fueling a black market for infant primates like Bili, who was captured in the wild and trafficked. By Yudhijit BhattacharjeeCreditIllustration by Clément Thoby
The Race to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Africa
In Nigeria, customs officers and conservationists are confronting the grim impacts of the $20 billion trade. By Arlette Bashizi and Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
X’s Chatbot Started Undressing Women. Was This What A.I. Wanted All Along?
Grok Imagine’s “nudify” scandal reveals something about the dream of manhandling photos.
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
When a President Gets Addicted to Regime Change
Venezuela gave Trump a taste of success. This isn’t the first time an American president has gotten hooked on overthrowing foreign governments. By Scott Anderson
BARRON’S MAGAZINE – MARCH 16, 2026 PREVIEW
Microsoft Stock Hasn’t Been This Cheap in a Decade. It’s Time to Buy.
Shares have been hammered by AI fears, but there’s a different story to be told: Microsoft has spent years preparing for this moment.
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square IPO Is Coming. Should You Buy?
Ackman has had a great record over the past seven years. Now he’s making it easier for U.S. investors to buy in. They should be wary.
Iran Wants to Keep the Strait of Hormuz Closed. Military Experts Say Reopening It Could Take Weeks.
Iran’s leader said the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed, and military experts say reopening the vital oil shipping route could take weeks or even months.
Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance
Our annual list honors women helping their companies, clients, and country through volatile markets and challenging times. Meet this year’s 28 new additions.
Foreign Stocks Are Reeling From the Iran War. It’s Time to Buy the Dip.
The energy shock has hit markets in Europe and Asia, but their growth drivers are intact. Where to find bargains.
Wall Street Has Fended Off Scoundrels Since Its Early Days
An insider-trading scheme that caused the Panic of 1792 gave birth to an agreement setting forth the first rules for trading stocks.
How the Iran War Could Upend AI
If the war in Iran drags on, every sector is going to feel the bite, including tech. The key issues will be the supply of raw materials, interest rates, and a possible cyberwar.
THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026
Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem
Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.
U.S. Bombs Iranian Oil Hub
President Trump threatened to “wipe out” oil infrastructure on Kharg Island. The U.S. embassy in Baghdad was hit for the second time, an Iran-backed militia group said.
Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal
TikTok Investors Are Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
Is Latin America Ready to Abandon Cuba?
Latin America’s left saw Cuba as its lodestar. Now leaders across the spectrum are hesitant to aid a nation in the Trump administration’s cross hairs.
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