FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Weaponized World Economy’
Surviving the New Age of Economic Coercion by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman
Who Profits in a Post-American World? Adam S. Posen
Beijing’s Enduring Formula for Wealth and Power by Dan Wang and Arthur Kroeber
Remaking Rules From the Ruins of the Rules-Based System by Michael B. G. Froman
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features Lawrence Durrell, “so many towns” that could “become Alexandria” – “founded”, as indeed so many were, “At the doors of Africa”, “Upon a parting”. Yet what other town could boast of anything to compare with that “last pale / Lighthouse”, the Pharos of Alexandria, “like a Samson blinded”?
Literary myth-making, from Alexandria to Corfu By Jonathan Keates
The pleasures and challenges of making – and describing – great wines By George Berridge
Investigating the deathbed conversion of Oscar Wilde By Richard A. Kaye
To what extent are addicts responsible for their actions? By Crispin Sartwell
The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box, a new analysis shows.
President Trump has effectively flipped the diplomatic process. After two crucial meetings aimed at ending the Ukraine war, detailed proposals remain elusive.
Here is a look at Russia’s advances into Ukrainian territory since in 2014.
The leaders dropped everything to travel to Washington to ensure President Trump didn’t force a bad deal on Ukraine. A road map for peace remains elusive.
Russia seems unlikely to agree to Western troops in Ukraine as part of any deal to end the war.
Edward Martin Jr. is among the top administration officials who have tried to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump’s enemies.
Federal officials are considering the move because Intel, the last leading-edge chipmaker in the United States, has been struggling.
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features ‘Sergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral’s “Artist in Training”
Donald Trump now has the Attorney General he always wanted—an ally willing to harness the law to enable his agenda. By Ruth Marcus
Is the President’s takeover of D.C. a dry run for other cities? By Margaret Talbot
Can the legendary former Patriots coach transform U.N.C. football? By Paige Williams
Through genetic testing, millions of Americans are estimated to have discovered that their parents aren’t who they thought. The news has upended relationships and created a community looking for answers. By Jennifer Wilson
Vladimir Putin proposed that Ukraine cede a region to stop the fighting. President Trump said that would be up to Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he meets today.
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump pledged an executive order on mail-in ballots and said he wanted to get rid of voting machines.
Lawmakers were expected to return after fleeing the state for two weeks, with Republicans ready to pass a congressional map called for by President Trump.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.17.25 Issue features Trevor Quirk on how Hurricane Helene disconnected his community around Asheville, North Carolina from modern communication; Ben Austen on how Trump’s war on higher education is hitting community colleges; Bruce Schoenfeld on Stu Sternberg, the owner of the Tampa Bay Rays; and more.
When it comes to mass-participation events, would-be record setters are finding it harder than ever to draw a crowd. But it’s still fun to try.
On TikTok Live, workers stream video of themselves doing manual labor, providing glimpses of the human effort that powers our world. By J Wortham
When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to relearn old ways of knowing what was happening — and what wasn’t. By Trevor Quirk
After Friday’s summit, President Vladimir Putin of Russia again implied that the war was all about his country’s diminished status since the Soviet Union’s fall.
Evacuees at a shelter in eastern Ukraine reacted angrily to talk that land that has long been theirs could be given to Russia in exchange for peace.
President Trump, himself a felon, has shown leniency to criminals he seems to identify with — people who are white or wealthy, or who rioted on Jan. 6, 2021.
Israelis have been cajoled into acts of sabotage and even assassination plots, the authorities say, raising questions about greed, gullibility and loyalty.
Breaking with Ukraine and European allies, President Trump adopted Russia’s preference for pursuing a sweeping peace deal after meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Republicans have a clear edge over Democrats in the total number of states that could redraw their maps.
The lawsuit comes after the Trump administration moved to expand its control of the city’s police department by installing an “emergency commissioner.”
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