The President and the Pope
Panelists joined to discuss Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV for his comments about the war in Iran.
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The Iran War Is Putting Pressure on Europe
Panelists joined to discuss the effects of the conflict on America’s allies, and more.
What Trump’s Address to the Nation Revealed
Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the president’s first national address since the war with Iran began.
Trump’s Mixed Messages About Iran
Panelists joined to discuss the president’s shifting answers to how the conflict could end.
Is Anybody Actually Winning Trump’s Iran War?
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger on the U.S.-Iran cease-fire, Trump’s Hormuz blockade, and China’s reaction to the Iran war. Plus: A seismic election in Hungary, and Labyrinths, by Jorge Luis Borges.
What It Means to Be American
Fareed Zakaria and David Frum on whether they regret becoming American citizens. Plus: how 18 years of economic turmoil ushered in a new populist era, and a discussion of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.
Watching War From the Strait of Hormuz
Graeme Wood on what he saw at the Strait of Hormuz and the lockdown of oil in the Persian Gulf. Plus: Trump’s war-information blackout and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense at 250 years old.
The Far-Right Algorithm: Anti-Churchill, Anti-West
The historian Andrew Roberts on why many right-wing podcasters now believe that the wrong side won the Second World War, and the rise of algorithmically driven pseudo-historians. Plus: Trump is looking for an off-ramp from his war in Iran, and Gore Vidal’s novel Burr.
The Republicans Threatening to Shut Down the Government
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Biden’s Complicated Path to Reelection
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, September 8, 2023
Why 2024 Could Be the Most Unusual Presidential Race in History
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, September 1, 2023
The GOP Denouncement—And Defense—Of Donald Trump
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, August 25, 2023
Making Sense of Donald Trump’s 91 Felony Charges
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, August 18, 2023
Red Flags for Republicans, Hard Challenges for President Biden
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, August 11, 2023
The Atlantic Festival 2021: A Live Virtual Event
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Michael K. Williams on Being Typecast
In a collaboration between The Atlantic and HBO, the late Michael K. Williams wrestled with a complicated question: Was he being typecast?
A Virginia Church Pivots to Drive-In
In a small town near Roanoke, churchgoers convene for an unconventional service.