Category Archives: Opinion

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025

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Israel Says It Attacked Headquarters of Powerful Iranian Military Unit

Israel said it had struck the elite Quds Force. The claim, which could not be immediately confirmed, came as Iranian missiles killed at least eight in Israel.

With No Clear Off-Ramp, Israel’s War With Iran May Last Weeks, Not Days

Both countries have little incentive to stop and no obvious route to outright victory. Much depends on President Trump.

Minnesota Man Is Charged With Murder of Lawmaker

The suspect was captured late Sunday after a two-day manhunt that put the state on edge. He was charged with second-degree murder in the attacks.

How the Suspect Was Caught

MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE – JULY/AUGUST 2025 PREVIEW

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MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE (June 15, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Technofascist Takeover’ – The plan to control Americans and delete democracy.

Control, Delete

Technofascists are moving fast to break democracy.

Cyber Secessionists

Silicon Valley moguls are creating regulation-free, crypto-based “network states.” And hoping to gobble up land near you.

Parent Trap

Tech bros and “trads” are pushing women to have more babies. Just as long as they’re the right kind of women.

Aspies Über Alles

Elon Musk believes autism makes him superhuman. Just don’t call it that.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2025

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Manhunt for Minnesota Suspect Enters 2nd Day as State Mourns Victims

The police are searching for a 57-year-old man after the killings of a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, and the separate shooting of a state senator and his wife.

Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.

Israel and Iran Trade Strikes in Increasingly Deadly Attacks

Israel and Iran were assessing the damage from a wave of attacks. Israeli jets bombarded Tehran overnight, while Iran launched ballistic missiles.

JACOBIN MAGAZINE – SUMMER 2025 PREVIEW

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JACOBIN MAGAZINE (June 14, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Speculation’ – The house always wins…

“In every stock-jobbing swindle everyone knows that some time or other the crash must come, but everyone hopes that it may fall on the head of his neighbor, after he himself has caught the shower of gold and placed it in safety.”

— Karl Marx, Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (1867)

“Along with a lot of worthless nonsense, the bubbles of the 1920s gave us some durable housing, highways, and a radio broadcasting infrastructure.”

We Have Always Lived in the Casino

John Maynard Keynes warned that when real investment becomes the by-product of speculation, the result is often disaster. But it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

Money for Nothing

Why the modern financial sector is better at extracting rents than funding the future.

The House Always Wins

The gaming industry is turning every smartphone into a casino — and it’s destroying more lives than ever.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 16, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.15.25 Issue features Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the ancestry of Pope Leo XIV; Nicholas Casey on how the MAGA right became obsessed with the Romanian presidential election; Irina Aleksander on how Jon Bernthal became Hollywood’s most dependable tough guy; David Marchese interviews Misty Copeland about her retirement; and more.

We Traced Pope Leo XIV’s Ancestry Back 500 Years. Here’s What We Found.

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals. By Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Can You Ever Really Know a Person? Biographers Keep Trying.

Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is concerned with its unpredictability. By Parul Sehgal

Why the MAGA Right Became Obsessed With the Romanian Election

Misty Copeland Changed Ballet. Now She’s Ready to Move On.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025

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Israel and Iran Defy Calls for De-Escalation With 2nd Day of Attacks

More than 70 people have been killed in Iran. Retaliatory strikes by Iran killed at least three people and injured dozens in Israel.

Israel said its campaign would continue for days, if not longer, and Iran said its response was not over.

Iran Retaliates and Israel Vows More Strikes After Devastating Attack

Waves of Israeli airstrikes hit two nuclear enrichment sites, multiple military bases, and military scientists and commanders. Iran replied with a barrage of missiles and drones.

In N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, Top Democrats Take On Trump and Their Own Party

The primary has taken on national implications, with the top two candidates tapping into Democratic voters’ hunger for a fight.

NATIONAL REVIEW – AUGUST 2025 OPINION PREVIEW

NATIONAL REVIEW (June 13, 2025): The latest issue features ‘In Search of Normalcy’ – What the two parties aren’t giving Americans…

In Search of Normalcy: What the Two Parties Aren’t Giving America

People just want things to work. Charles C. W. Cooke

Trump’s Apology Tour

By Noah Rothman

DOGE Takes a Nibble Out of Big Government

By Jim Geraghty

THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025

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Israeli Attack Targets Iran’s Nuclear Sites and Its Top Officials

Stunning Series of Strikes Wipe Out Top Military Chain of Command

Mexican Flags Have Become Republican Fodder, but Protesters Keep Waving Them

Images of Los Angeles protesters waving Mexican flags have gone viral in conservative circles this week. Many protesters say they are aware of the political reaction but won’t put their flags away.

TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT – JUNE 13, 2025 PREVIEW

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TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features ‘Who won the war?’ We did, say the Americans, the British and the Russians. Each nation has a long history of claiming a unique role in defeating the Axis powers and diminishing the contribution of its allies. By Martin Ivens

Friends like these

The wartime alliances that could not survive the peace By Omer Bartov

Symmetry in motion

Capers and wallpaper: a new film from Wes Anderson By Keith Miller

You’re the tops

What Americans understand by greatness By Andrew Stark

Exploring the occult

A practical and literary guide to modern magic By Russell Williams

THE NEW STATESMAN – JUNE 13, 2025 POLITICS PREVIEW

THE NEW STATESMAN: The latest issue features ‘What He Can’t Say’ – On the road with Kier Starmer…

Gaza diary: Amid the rubble

One family’s experience of life and death in the war zone. By Sondos Sabra

Laughing at the populist right is not a political strategy

The civil wars within Maga and Reform UK only show how dangerous they are. By Andrew Marr

What Keir Starmer can’t say

The Prime Minister believes he will heal Britain – but can he find the words ? By Tom McTague

Ideas for Keir

Tracey Emin, Jeremy Corbyn, Piers Morgan and others on what the Prime Minister should do next.