Category Archives: Opinion

THE PARIS REVIEW – FALL 2025

THE PARIS REVIEW : The latest issue features interviews with Maggie Nelson and Eliot Weinberger, prose by Bud Smith and Yan Lianke, poetry by Patricia Lockwood and Ishion Hutchinson, art by Martha Diamond and Talia Chetrit, a cover by Issy Wood, and more…

Eliot Weinberger on the Art of the Essay: “I have no interest in first-person investigation. Personally, I’ve never found myself an interesting person.”

Maggie Nelson on the Art of Nonfiction: “It’s important to notice when the spark of magic or curiosity is there and what snuffs it out, and being around too many writers, for me, snuffs it out.”

Prose by Anne Carson, Renny Gong, Aurora Huiza, Jordy Rosenberg, Bud Smith, and Yan Lianke.

Poetry by Roque Dalton, Ishion Hutchinson, Patricia Lockwood, Mariano Melgar, Eileen Myles, Katie Peterson, and authors unknown.

Art by Talia Chetrit, Martha Diamond, and Jamian Juliano-Villani; cover by Issy Wood.

THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 2025 PREVIEW

THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Amend It’

How Originalism Killed the Constitution

A radical legal philosophy has undermined the process of constitutional evolution. Jill Lepore

Fifty Years After History’s Most Brutal Boxing Match

The Thrilla in Manila nearly killed Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Vann R. Newkirk II

A Tale of Sex and Intrigue in Imperial Kyoto

A thousand years ago, Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji, the world’s first novel. Who was she? Lauren Groff

THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2025

Netanyahu and an Israel Without Restraint

With the assault on Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has piled defiance on defiance, as any check from the Trump administration falls away.

Israel Pounds Gaza City as Fears Mount for Those Inside

With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in the city, the Israeli military said it was opening another temporary evacuation route.

U.K. Gives Trump a Royal Welcome in 2nd State Visit

With a carriage ride at Windsor Castle and dinner with King Charles III, Britain is trying to appeal to a president who seems intent on upending the postwar order.

At Home and on the Seas, Trump Expands Use of American Force

President Trump’s first term focused on America’s rival superpowers. Now the emphasis is on homeland defense and troops on city streets.

COMMENTARY MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 2025 PREVIEW

October 2025 – Commentary Magazine

COMMENTARY MAGAZINE: The latest issue features

David Is Goliath, and That’s Great

Strength wins, not modesty by Seth Mandel

Forgetting What America Means

Next year’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence can’t come soon enough. Both Democrats and Republicans need remedial lessons in basic American principles, stat. by Matthew Continetti

The Despair of the Teacher in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

How can students learn when they can tell a machine to do their work? by Michael Lewis

THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, SEPT. 16, 2025

Israel Launches Ground Offensive in Gaza City

Panic grips Gaza City as Israel’s ground operation gets underway.56m ago

Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89

He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.

Fed Meeting Is Set to Bring Together Targets of President’s Ire With Trump Ally

Lisa Cook and Stephen Miran will both cast votes at the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Wednesday, where policymakers are expected to lower interest rates.

White House Officials Threaten Vast Crackdown on Liberal Groups

Officials used Charlie Kirk’s podcast to make unsubstantiated claims about their political opponents. A motive is still being sought in Mr. Kirk’s killing.

See Redford’s Life in Photos

THE NEW ATLANTIS — AUTUMN 2025 ISSUE

THE NEW ATLANTIS MAGAZINE: The latest issue features….

What Comes After Gender Affirmation?

Making transition the first-line treatment for children was a mistake, many health agencies now say. A growing group of psychologists wants to restore the therapeutic relationship.

Two Hundred Years to Flatten the Curve

How generations of meddlesome public health campaigns changed everyday life — and made life twice as long as it used to be

Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago

Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – SEPT. 22, 2025 PREVIEW

A portrait of French poet and critic Stphane Mallarm.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features ‘Maira Kalman’s “Stéphane Mallarmé with Shawl” – The never-ending novelty of style.

Charlie Kirk’s Murder and the Crisis of Political Violence

After a shooting with obvious political resonance, news about the perpetrator’s motives rarely brings clarity. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

How Jessica Reed Kraus Went from Mommy Blogger to MAHA Maven

The founder of “House Inhabit” has grown her audience during the second Trump Administration with political gossip and what she calls “quality conspiracy.” By Clare Malone

Is the Sagrada Família a Masterpiece or Kitsch?

In the century since Antoni Gaudí died, his wild design has been obsessively realized, creating the world’s tallest church—and an endlessly debated icon. By D. T. Max

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 2025

U.S. and China Agree on ‘Framework’ for TikTok Deal, Bessent Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a “framework” of a TikTok deal with China but gave no details. President Trump will speak Friday with Xi Jinping.

Nvidia Broke Antitrust Law, China Says, as Tensions With U.S. Mount

Chinese regulators, on a day of U.S. trade talks, said that an acquisition by Nvidia had violated antimonopoly regulations.

Many Conservatives View Kirk’s Death as a Galvanizing Force for Years to Come

Calling Charlie Kirk a martyr, they see an opportunity to supercharge the movement he began and to cement conservative Christian values in American life.

Rubio, in Israel, Says a Diplomatic Solution to Gaza War May Not be Possible

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to discuss President Trump’s desire to see the war in Gaza end soon.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025

In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission

President Trump does not subscribe to the traditional notion of being president for all Americans.

Russia Made Drone Production a Supreme Priority. Now It Swarms the Skies.

Ukraine is struggling to defend itself against the growing number of attack drones that Moscow has started using in its onslaughts.

Romania Says Russian Drone Entered Its Airspace

The incident came just days after Russian drones entered Poland’s airspace in what Western officials condemned as an escalation of the war in Ukraine.

Trump’s Reversals on Immigration Mount Over Economic Concerns

President Trump has walked back some significant immigration policies that collide with his economic agenda, angering his far-right allies.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – SEPT. 14, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 9.14.25 Issue features David Enrich, Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg on how JPMorgan enabled the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein; Jonathan Mahler on how Trump shut down the war on cancer; Amy X. Wang on gold diggers; and more.

The Cost of Performing Childhood for Your Parent’s Art

It’s not quite #MeToo, but a spate of new memoirs is forcing a reckoning on what consent means when your parent is the artist.

How JPMorgan Financed Jeffrey Epstein

When most people think about Jeffrey Epstein, they think of a sexual-abuse scandal. But it’s also a financial scandal — one in which JPMorgan, the nation’s largest bank, not only enabled Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation but also enriched him while reaping profits for itself. Matthew Goldstein, and a team of other Times journalists, combed through 13,000 documents to explain why. By Matthew Goldstein, Gabriel Blanco and June Kim

Sept. 8, 2025