Category Archives: Opinion

THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026

Senate Votes to Fund Most of D.H.S. in Bid to End Airport Crisis

The bill excludes funding for ICE and the Border Patrol but restores it for federal airport security workers. The House could consider the package today.

Gulf States Crack Down on Videos of Iranian Attacks Posted Online

The authorities have made a wave of arrests to stop people posting footage of strikes, citing security risks.

Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy

A jumble of emissaries — a friend, a family member, a dove and a hawk — on the Iran crisis reflects President Trump’s improvisational approach.

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.

Trump’s Signature Is Going on U.S. Paper Currency. No President Has Done That.

His signature is set to start adorning new U.S. dollars later this year, a change that the Treasury Department said was in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.

THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY – MARCH 27, 2026 PREVIEW

THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY: The latest issue features ‘Strategy Backfires’ – Can Trump undo the mess he’s made in the Gulf?

Brinkmanship, the ability to take countries to the edge of conflict, was a staple of cold war diplomacy. The remnants of that finely balanced standoff, bound by a rules-based order and spheres of influence, has given way to a world in freefall; to an ever-widening war in the Gulf where the aims are as unclear as the endpoint.

It is approaching a month since the US and Israel launched their attacks on Iran, arguing they were acting to remove the country’s nuclear threat, destroy its ballistic missile capability and free the populace of a tyrannical theocratic regime. Yet it seems it is these civilians and neighbouring Gulf countries who are bearing the brunt of the campaign while the Iranian regime’s willingness to escalate the war seems undimmed.

Spotlight | The ‘anyone but’ election
Pippa Crerar looks ahead to local elections in the UK, where voters seem more concerned with who they want to keep out of political office than who they vote in

Science | Not-so silent nights
Can a “vacuum cleaner turned the other way” become a popular solution to snoring disorders? Natasha May explores the rise of Cpap machines

Feature | Gamifying government
Steeped in gaming and rightwing culture, Elon Musk’s Doge team set out to defeat the enemy of the United States: its people, write Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian

Opinion | Collateral damage
Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Benjamin Netanyahu, says Jonathan Freedland, they just hurt ordinary Jews

Culture | Rock return
“Validation was an insatiable monster”: Dave Grohl talks to Ben Beaumont-Thomas about Foo Fighters, life after his infidelity and grief for bandmate Taylor Hawkins

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MARCH 28, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features Advantage Iran

Advantage Iran

A month of bombing has achieved nothing. Will Donald Trump escalate, or talk?

Europe should think twice before weakening its merger rules

A strict competition policy is not the barrier to bigger firms

The case against energy bail-outs

As war rages in Iran, governments must not repeat the mistakes of 2022

Mexico must unleash its private sector

Claudia Sheinbaum’s biggest problem is weak investment and growth, not Donald Trump

England has shown the world how to replace farm subsidies

A rare Brexit dividend

THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026

Israel Says It Killed Iranian Naval Commander as Trump Pressures Tehran

Israel said an airstrike killed a key player in Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump warned Iran to consider his peace proposal “before it is too late.”

War Will Push U.S. Inflation Above 4 Percent This Year, O.E.C.D. Says

Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Children’s Online Safety

A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.

Snapchat Investigated in Europe Over Child Safety Policies

The Spectator World Magazine – March 30, 2026

THE SPECTATOR WORLD: The latest issue features ‘The End Of Trumpism’….

The end of Trumpism

Having Donald Trump as President probably resembles being a heroin addict: you undergo regular episodes of sweating terror and mortal danger, the end result of which is to get you – at best – back to normal. A year ago, the Liberation Day tariffs nearly caused the American economy to seize up, before China mercifully let the matter drop. Then came the even more reckless decision to join Israel in bombing Iran’s Fordow nuclear installation; Iran agreed to halt hostilities just as it was figuring out how to penetrate Israeli airspace with its missiles. By Christopher Caldwell

Why Iran will hasten MAGA’s demise

Readers may disagree with the cover line of this issue. Pronouncing “the end of Trumpism” feels somewhat similar to declaring “the end of history” – a provocative, albeit less grandiose, statement that risks being mocked in the near future. We should start by saying we hope that we are wrong. Trumpism, as this magazine understands….

How Trump and FIFA’s Gianni Infantino teamed up to rebrand peace

When you attend the court of King Donald, it’s important to genuflect. Unfamiliar foreigners in need of pointers can look to the man who is currently the most assiduous non-American flatterer: FIFA president Gianni Infantino. By Matt McDonald

El Mencho’s last stand

Jalisco, Mexico No one seems to know exactly how El Mencho was killed. We are told the feared leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was captured by the Mexican army during a firefight in late February, and subsequently died of his wounds. Beyond that, there is very little information. Why are the Mexican and

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS – APRIL 9, 2026

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features geopolitical analyses of the Iran conflict by Fintan O’Toole and Pankaj Mishra, alongside cultural explorations of literature and art. Key contributions include discussions on the economic dualities of Shenzhen, China, and critiques of historical narratives regarding the Allied firebombing of Japan. 

A Bitter Education

In its quiescence to the West’s war on Iran, India is squandering a precious legacy.

Shenzhen Express

In Shenzhen, the successes and failures of China’s remarkable new economy are on full display.

Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang

House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company by Eva Dou

Who Built France?

A new history explores France’s empire from the perspective of the indigenous and enslaved people who participated, willingly or not, in its creation.

By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire by Mélanie Lamotte

A Man-Made Disaster

There has never been a moral and historical reckoning with the horrors inflicted by the Allied firebombing of Japan during World War II.

Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell

LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS – APRIL 2, 2026 PREVIEW

Contents · Vol. 48 No. 6 · 02 April 2026

LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features ‘Patricia Lockwood on Willa Cather, Tom Johnson on early modern work, various political analyses, reviews, poetry, and a diary entry on Serbian student movements. 

The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and Her Archbishop by Garrett Peck

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather


The Experience of Work in Early Modern England 
by Jane Whittle, Mark Hailwood, Hannah Robb and Taylor Aucoin


Caillebotte: 
Painting Is a Serious Game by Amaury ChardeauGustave Caillebotte: Painting Men edited by Scott Allan, Gloria Groom and Paul Perrin

THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026

Israel Strikes Tehran; Pakistan Offers to Host U.S.-Iran Talks

The Pentagon said it was sending 2,000 airborne troops to the Middle East. It was unclear whether Iran and Israel supported a U.S. peace plan.

The Choking of Hormuz: How Oil’s Journey Has Been Upended by War

Trade is trickling through the vital strait connecting the Persian Gulf and the world, creating an economic shock thousands of miles away.

Ukraine Finally Got Battlefield Momentum. Now Comes a Russian Offensive.

Moscow’s forces are intensifying their attacks in southern Ukraine after Kyiv made rare gains along the front.

House Committee to Hold Hearing on D.H.S. Shutdown

Senate Republicans sent Democrats a plan to reopen the department that would separate funding for the parts of ICE involved in the deportation crackdown.

T.S.A. Tipped Off ICE Agents Before Arrests at San Francisco Airport

The American Prospect Magazine – APRIL 2026

Apr 2026 issue - The American Prospect

The American Prospect: The latest issue features ‘After ICE Comes to Town’ – Emma Janssen Travels To Rural Minnesota…

Who Will Govern AI?

Trump’s top officials are in the pocket of Big Tech. It remains to be seen whether Democrats will be much better. by Robert Kuttner

Trump’s Tunnel Vision Is Screwing Up a Hugely Important Infrastructure Project

A new rail bridge opens in New Jersey, but all eyes are on the Gateway Program’s tunnel funding crisis. by Gabrielle Gurley

Then They Came for the Immigrant Truckers

Trump strips commercial driver’s licenses from 200,000 legal immigrants who bring your goods to market.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026

Saudi Crown Prince Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls

Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations.

Tehran Fires New Barrages After U.S. Claims Progress on Talks

Israel Plans to Control Large Parts of Southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Says

How Pakistan Is Trying to Reshape Its Image Abroad

New, friendly media operations and expanded state-run television are pushing Pakistan’s message while independent news outlets face repression.

Republicans Consider Compromise Plan to Fund Homeland Security Dept.

A day after President Trump said he did not want a compromise, Republicans were exploring breaking off ICE funding so the rest of the agency could reopen.