How OCD came to haunt American life by Andrew Kay
How a band of island nations became Israel’s staunchest defenders by Pete McKenzie
Butterflies, deep time, and climate change by Lewis Hyde
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (June 18, 2025): In this week’s TLS, Mary Beard and Margaret Drabble are not quite getting away from it all this summer. For our summer books selection, they have picked a brace of biographies of Labour prime ministers past and present. Along with Daniel Mendelsohn’s recent translation of the Odyssey, our Classics editor chooses Alan Johnson’s biography of Harold Wilson, her mother’s favourite politician. By Martin Ivens
Twenty-four TLS writers share their summer reading
Three teen-centric novels arrive at a time of national soul-searching
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump’s call for an “unconditional surrender” as signs grew that the U.S. was considering joining Israel’s bombardment of Iran.
For years, Israel contained its conflicts with Tehran, Hamas and Hezbollah. The broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy.
Administration officials insist that President Trump is committed to mass deportations, even as he has offered a reprieve to certain businesses.
What years of witnessing executions taught me about sin, mercy, and the possibility of redemption by Elizabeth Bruenig
How Tracy Anderson built an exercise empire by Xochitl Gonzalez
J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power. by George Packer
HARVARD MAGAZINE (June 17, 2025): The latest issue features ‘It’s On’…
“The stakes are so high that we have no choice but to fight,” says Garber.
The people shaping the battle over federal funding, international students, and DEI
by Nina Pasquini
Putting Harvard’s $53 billion endowment into perspective
by Jonathan Shaw
A roster of lawyers on both sides
by Max J. Krupnick
Iranian officials warn that U.S. participation in an attack will imperil any chance of the nuclear deal President Trump is still interested in pursuing.
The G.O.P. proposal would salvage some tax credits and phase out others more slowly, making up some of the cost with deeper Medicaid cuts than the House bill.
What has happened during the last 50 years that would have surprised most American Jews in 1975? What challenges lie ahead?
Trump, always attracted to playing the role of the strongman, is even more inclined than he was in his first term to misuse the military for his own political gratification. By Ruth Marcus
As protests against Trump’s immigration raids spread nationwide, a crowd gathered in lower Manhattan—complete with bullhorns, balloons, and a toy doughnut to bait the cops. By Adam Iscoe
Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
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.
Both countries have little incentive to stop and no obvious route to outright victory. Much depends on President Trump.
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.
Technofascists are moving fast to break democracy.
Silicon Valley moguls are creating regulation-free, crypto-based “network states.” And hoping to gobble up land near you.
Tech bros and “trads” are pushing women to have more babies. Just as long as they’re the right kind of women.
Elon Musk believes autism makes him superhuman. Just don’t call it that.
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