Skip to main content

News & Politics

Reflections

How Alarmed Should We Be If Trump Wins Again?

Even many of the ex-President’s opponents haven’t grasped the scale of the man’s villainy.
Discussions about politics and more, three times a week.Listen to the Political Scene »

Reporting & Essays

Annals of Zoology

How Scientists Started to Decode Birdsong

Language is said to make us human. What if birds talk, too?
The Political Scene

Kamala Harris’s Hundred-Day Campaign

Three months ago, the Vice-President was fighting for respect in Washington. Can she defy her doubters—and end the Trump era?
The Weekend Essay

Ukraine’s Waiting Game

In and around Kyiv, war has become part of daily life, even as the public grows weary of its costs.
Personal History

Alexei Navalny’s Prison Diaries

The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world.

Commentary

Comment

What the Polls Really Say About Black Men’s Support for Kamala Harris

After the 2016 election, progressives blamed white women for Hillary Clinton’s loss. This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny.
The Lede

Keir Starmer’s Bafflingly Bad Start as the U.K.’s Prime Minister

The Labour government’s first hundred days in power have been characterized by mistakes, infighting, and drift.
The Lede

The Relentlessness of Florida Hurricane Season

For residents still picking through the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, the arrival of Milton was met with anxiety, horror, and, in some cases, weary acceptance.
The Lede

How Podcasts Are Transforming the Presidential Election

While Kamala Harris courts female voters on “Call Her Daddy,” Donald Trump is doubling down on his appeals to terminally online young men.

Conversations

Q. & A.

What Was Possible Before October 7th, and What Remains Possible Now

How the war between Israel and Hamas has reshaped the region, and where the conflict goes from here.
Q. & A.

How the U.S.-Israel Relationship Actually Works

What does the Biden Administration want Netanyahu to do in Lebanon and Gaza?
Q. & A.

A Haitian Immigrant in Springfield Experiences the Best and Worst of America

How the past few weeks have “kind of shifted” Viles Dorsainvil’s idea about the country.
Q. & A.

The Historical Precedents to Trump’s Attacks on Haitian Immigrants

An expert on white nationalism explains how such demonizing rhetoric incubates and spreads—and what sets this particular episode apart.

From Our Columnists

The Financial Page

The Home-Insurance Crisis That Won’t End After Hurricane Season

Extreme-weather events accentuated by climate change are leaving homeowners in high-risk areas without coverage and policymakers scrambling for a solution.
The Sporting Scene

Colin Allred’s Political Playbook

Football has been central to the Texas congressman’s campaign to unseat Ted Cruz in the Senate, aligning with a broader Democratic strategy.
Fault Lines

Has the Presidential Election Become a Game of Random Chance?

We have seemingly reached an end point in polarization, where any new developments short of swapping out a candidate wholesale will be met with indifference in the polls.
Letter from Biden’s Washington

The Harris-Trump Endgame Is On: Is It Time to Panic Yet?

While Democrats engage in the traditional rite of second-guessing, the ex-President and his G.O.P. radiate overconfidence.

More News

Dispatch

War Comes to Beirut

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has erupted, displacing more than a million people. Many in Lebanon fear a Gaza-like campaign of violence.
A Reporter at Large

The Texan Doctor and the Disappeared Saudi Princesses

Four daughters in the royal family were kept drugged and imprisoned for almost two decades. A physician who tried to free them speaks out for the first time.
The Lede

Why Netanyahu Won’t Cease Fire

The Prime Minister sought to justify his broadening of the war—from Gaza to Beirut—with a Biblical reference at the United Nations.
The Lede

Why Hurricane Milton Is a Sign of the New Abnormal

Weather-wise, the world has entered uncharted territory.
The Financial Page

J. D. Vance and the Success Stories of Bidenomics

Many of Donald Trump’s economic promises have come to pass, including in the home town of his running mate—they’ve just been enacted by Democrats.
Comment

Trump’s Dangerous Immigration Obsession

The daily stream of racism and mendacity has had a numbing effect. But the question of what Trump might actually do is a prospect that voters cannot afford to ignore.
Letter from Israel

A Year After October 7th, a Kibbutz Survives

In Be’eri, where more than a hundred people were killed and thirty taken captive, former residents are attempting to rebuild.
The Lede

Climate Catastrophe Comes to Asheville

Many saw the town in North Carolina as a haven from extreme weather. Hurricane Helene proved them wrong.