THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue cover features ‘Roz Chast’s “City Beasts” – Where the wild things are. Also, Jon Lee Anderson on Cuba’s crumbling regime, Jia Tolentino on Robyn, Jill Lepore on entrusting A.I. with moral judgment, and more.

The First Casualty of Trump’s War in Iran Was the Truth

The cruellest irony is that of a President who addresses the Iranian people in the language of liberation and then threatens freedom of the press back home. By David Remnick

Does A.I. Need a Constitution?

A new set of precepts is meant to make the chatbot Claude wise, decent, and safe. It also marks a striking transfer of public responsibility from constitutional government to private tech firms. By Jill Lepore

Is Cuba Next?

Trump’s campaign to topple foreign adversaries encounters a battered but defiant regime. By Jon Lee Anderson

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Maira Kalman’s “Amid It All” – The blooms burst forth.

Trump’s Mass-Detention Campaign

Even with Kristi Noem gone, the Administration’s immigration agenda shows no signs of flagging—in fact, it is leading toward a new humanitarian and legal crisis. By Jonathan Blitzer

What’s Behind Trump’s New World Disorder?

A foreign policy freed of liberal pretenses and imperial ambitions could lead to restraint—or, as the Iran attack shows, simply license hit-and-run belligerence. By Daniel Immerwahr

Who Bankrolled the American Revolution?

Our history too often sidesteps the question of finances. But sonorous ideals don’t keep an army supplied with uniforms, guns, and grub. By Adam Gopnik

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Barry Blitt’s “War-a-Lago” – No Nobel Peace Prize in sight.

Where Is the Iran War Headed?

President Trump has both called for Iranians to rise up and oust the ruthless theocracy and then said that he’s fully prepared to deal with a new religious leader. By Robin Wright

The Zombie Regulator

As the cost of living continues to spiral upward, the Trump Administration is gutting the government agency built to protect Americans from financial ruin. By E. Tammy Kim

The Unmaking of the American University

For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government. By Nicholas Lemann

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue features Kadir Nelson’s “Cold Chill” – Trying to stay warm.

Can the Democrats Get It Together?

The fight over the 2028 primary calendar is one of several proxies for a broader battle about the future of the Party—and the search for the best nominee. By Amy Davidson Sorkin

Scandal, Protest, Goofiness, and Grandeur at the U.S. Bicentennial

This year marks the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the nation’s founding. The two hundredth wasn’t exactly smooth sailing. By Jill Lepore

The Tree House and the Oil Pipeline

In the fight against climate change, sometimes you have to go out on a limb. By Robert Moor

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE : The latest issue features Rachel Aviv on the trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists, Tad Friend on James Talarico, David Sedaris on being broke in New York, and more.

Ian McKellen Swings from Shakespeare to Gandalf to Virtual Reality

On a visit to New York, the actor reflected on mortality and coming out, and unleashed an Elizabethan anti-ICE monologue on “Colbert” that went viral. By Henry Alford

James Talarico Puts His Faith in Texas Voters

The Senate candidate believes that Democrats can win by appealing to higher values. Can he succeed in the age of Trump? By Tad Friend

Why the World Cup Can Feel Like War

Soccer stadiums can be dominated by violence, tribalism, chauvinism, and near-religious fervor‚ animated by the memory of old hostilities and the power of ritual. By Ian Buruma

The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family

After fifty-one men were convicted, Pelicot became a feminist hero. But additional accusations left her children struggling to accept her new role. By Rachel Aviv