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  1. Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:02:06 -0000

    Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.
  2. Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:01:37 -0000

    Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’s military interventions. So far, they favor regime compliance, not change.
  3. Trump Administration Approves Ultra-Deepwater Oil Drilling Plan

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:23:58 -0000

    The $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to produce up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade. Critics say it could endanger people and marine life.
  4. Justice Dept. Legal Threat Complicates Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:03:50 -0000

    An investigation of the Federal Reserve was thwarted on Friday, but a department appeal could reimpose an obstacle in Kevin Warsh’s path.
  5. Lobbyist Arrested in Extortion Attempt of Client Who Received a Trump Pardon

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:14:46 -0000

    Josh Nass, a lawyer and lobbyist, had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive pardoned by the president late last year.
  6. TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:32:46 -0000

    The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
  7. Kennedy Center’s President, Richard Grenell, Is Leaving After a Tumultuous Year

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:50:29 -0000

    Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured waves of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations.
  8. Is Latin America Ready to Abandon Cuba?

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:12:25 -0000

    Latin America’s left saw Cuba as its lodestar. Now leaders across the spectrum are hesitant to aid a nation in the Trump administration’s cross hairs.
  9. Inside a Doomed Mission to Cuba: 10 Men Willing to ‘Leave Everything’

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:01:41 -0000

    The Cuban immigrants sailed from the Florida Keys and wound up in a gunfight off Cuban shores. They were anti-Communist militants from fringe groups.
  10. Cuba’s History Since the Revolution, in Photos

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:01:01 -0000

    The Cuban government, which has so far outlasted 13 U.S. presidents, faces its gravest challenge yet. Images from The New York Times and others record nearly seven decades of political turmoil, economic crises and small moments of ordinary life.
  11. The Fall of Noma’s René Redzepi Reverberates in the Restaurant World

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:44:37 -0000

    In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.
  12. ‘Sleeper Cells’ and Lone Attackers: Security Experts Brace for More Violence at Home

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:14:42 -0000

    Several attacks, including one on a synagogue in Michigan and a shooting at a university in Virginia, may be linked to the fighting in the Middle East.
  13. Temple Israel Staff Raced to Save Lives in Michigan Synagogue Attack

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:37:49 -0000

    “I didn’t breathe until I knew all of the kids were OK,” one teacher recalled after a truck crashed through the doors of a Michigan synagogue this week.
  14. Before Deadly Old Dominion Shooting, Parallel Lives of 2 Soldiers Diverged

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:06:36 -0000

    Lt. Col. Brandon Shah flew hundreds of combat missions as a war-zone helicopter pilot before being shot and killed in his Old Dominion University classroom by a radicalized military veteran.
  15. Blast at Dutch School Is 2nd Antisemitic Attack in 2 Days, Officials Say

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:21:20 -0000

    No one was hurt in the explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam, or in an earlier one at a Rotterdam synagogue.
  16. How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:10:11 -0000

    The billionaire newspaper owner, dissatisfied by years of losses, wants the newsroom to double productivity with half its budget.
  17. Michael B. Jordan Is a Star. But Is He a Great Actor?

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:49:21 -0000

    Jordan has won our hearts and the box office. But there’s debate about his craft. After watching “Sinners” for the fourth time, I understand his talent.
  18. His Film Is Spain’s Submission to the Oscars. He’s Not Sure How Spanish It Is.

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:01:11 -0000

    Spanish cinema has entered a new and more diverse era, film experts say. Oliver Laxe, the director of Oscar-nominated “Sirat,” embodies the shift.
  19. What to Watch for at the 2026 Oscars: Best Actor Race, Conan O’Brien and More

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:03:13 -0000

    It will be a tight race for best picture and actor, while the In Memoriam segment looks to be supersized this year.
  20. Does Trump Risk Turning America Into a Rogue State?

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:42:07 -0000

    The United States helped create safeguards to limit the brutality of war, and now I fear President Trump is dismantling them.
  21. The Lost Horizon of John and Carolyn

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:27:57 -0000

    “Love Story” is restoring Camelot’s sheen, tarnished by R.F.K. Jr.
  22. What’s Good?

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:15:12 -0000

    Introducing The Good List, a new weekly newsletter by Melissa Kirsch designed to bring joy and meaning to your days.
  23. Are You Using A.I. at Work? We Want to Hear From You.

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:59:00 -0000

    Please tell us how you’re using A.I. tools to fulfill your job responsibilities. We may include your experiences in an article.
  24. Mahmood Mamdani, Father of NYC Mayor, Is Writing a Book on Gaza

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:07 -0000

    At once, Mahmood Mamdani’s fame was eclipsed by his son’s. At the same time, the election of Zohran Mamdani has attracted new interest in his father’s work.
  25. When Changing Your Address Leads to Losing Your Medicare Coverage

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:03:38 -0000

    Using a post office box shouldn’t cost you your health insurance. But in one woman’s case, it sure seemed to.
  26. Margareta Magnusson,91, Dies; Wrote of Cleaning Up Before Dying

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:43:15 -0000

    Her best-selling book encouraged people to tidy up homes and lives as death approached — as a gift for loved ones and to revisit memories.
  27. How White South Africans Are Reshaping the Mississippi Delta

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As Donald Trump offers U.S. asylum to Afrikaners, thousands are already working in the country on agricultural visas.
  28. “Giant” Takes on Roald Dahl and His Antisemitism

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Mark Rosenblatt’s début play brings light, shadow, and humor to its portrait of a troubled writer.
  29. Trump’s Reckless Gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the cost of living continues to spiral upward, the Trump Administration is gutting the government agency built to protect Americans from financial ruin.
  30. Love in the Time of A.I. Companions

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Some people now have an A.I. bestie. Some have a husband. Some have three.
  31. The Unmaking of the American University

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    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.
  32. Sheltering in Jerusalem and Looking at the Iran War

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:45:03 -0000

    Will Donald Trump sustain Benjamin Netanyahu’s preëmptive wars?
  33. The Limits of Iran’s Proxy Empire

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The country spent decades cultivating the Axis of Resistance, but, as the war continues, the Houthis and other allied forces have plenty of reason to stay out of it.
  34. How Putin Views Trump’s War in Iran

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:19:37 -0000

    Russia’s President is profiting from rising oil prices, but he’s also facing a hard new reality: he’s no longer the lead disruptor of the postwar global order.
  35. The Latest Republican Efforts to Make It Harder to Vote in the Midterms

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Ahead of the midterms, Donald Trump is pushing the SAVE America Act, and there are other measures to undermine the electoral system.
  36. How Israel Used the War in Gaza to Accelerate Settlements in the West Bank

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Netanyahu government is pushing expansionist policies, while America looks the other way.
  37. How Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Destabilizing the Gulf

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:03:29 -0000

    Despite their animosity toward Iran, America’s allies in the Middle East are worried that the region is headed for wider conflict.
  38. The Lawlessness of Trump’s War in Iran

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The ferocity of U.S. and Israeli attacks has raised questions about whether the two countries are even attempting to minimize civilian casualties.
  39. Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump’s War with Iran

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:17:13 -0000

    Representative Greg Landsman explains his hope that the conflict remains limited but also creates an entirely new Middle East.
  40. Trump’s Inexcusable Unpreparedness for the Iranian Oil Crisis

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the President’s first term, Iran demonstrated what tactics it would use in a confrontation with the U.S. Yet the Administration seems to have no game plan.
  41. How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump’s Wars

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A flurry of well-timed and anonymous bets on Polymarket right before the U.S. strike on Iran shows the need for reform.
  42. Luke Kornet Has Something to Say

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After speaking out about the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion of a strip club, the backup center for the San Antonio Spurs drew unexpected attention to his blog, which is shaped by his faith, sense of humor, and personal reflection.
  43. The No-Explanation War

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has decided that it need not make a case for military action. In the current media environment, that approach makes a disturbing kind of sense.
  44. Anthropic and Donald Trump’s Dangerous Alignment Problem

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration wants Claude to act like an obedient soldier. But, if you ask for a killer robot, the company argues, you might get more than you bargained for.
  45. Can We Save Kids from Social Media?

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses social media’s “subversion of the ability to pay attention on a species-wide level,” how policymakers are intervening, and what more we should be doing to protect children.
  46. Why Donald Trump Doesn’t Want to Talk About the War in Iran

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:18:28 -0000

    “We won,” the President who’s treating the conflict with Iran like a video game says, but “we’re not finished yet.”
  47. Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist”

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot by an officer in Chicago, offers a rare window into the recent spate of D.H.S. shootings—and the smear campaigns that often follow.
  48. Georgia Fourteenth Congressional District Special-Election Results

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:05:52 -0000

    The Republican Clay Fuller and the Democrat Shawn Harris are headed for a runoff to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat.
  49. Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is Mojtaba Khamenei

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:28:54 -0000

    The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the assassinated Supreme Leader, signals defiance, as the Islamic Republic confronts the gravest threat in its history.
  50. The Bloody Life and Legacy of El Mencho

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How the death of the notorious drug kingpin unleashed a wave of cartel violence across Mexico.
  51. How China Learned to Love the Classics

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West.