Why Britain Is Saying No to Trump’s Iran War
Alastair Campbell on the end of the U.S.-U.K. “special relationship.” Plus: Why Democrats in Congress cannot ignore their duty, and The Director, by Daniel Kehlmann.
The David Frum Show
Can Democrats Actually Win in Texas?
Beto O’Rourke on the Texas Democratic Senate primary and what it means for a key race in the 2026 midterms. Plus: chaos at DHS and Samuel Fleischacker on Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations.
Trump’s War With Iran and a New Danger at Home
Tom Nichols on Donald Trump’s war with Iran, forgotten lessons from the Iraq War, and fears about the intentions of America’s leaders. Plus: Why Trump’s wartime powers could be extremely dangerous for American freedoms.
When Caring Becomes Counterculture
Tim Miller on what he saw in Minnesota, why “Resist libs” turn off younger generations, and whether Never Trump has veered too far to the left. Plus: reacting to Trump’s tariff defeat and rethinking the tradition of the State of the Union.
The End of Reagan-Era Republicanism
Mona Charen on how Trump transformed the conservative movement and what the right got wrong. Plus: Signs of life from America’s guardrails and John Maynard Keynes’s “My Early Beliefs.”
How Trump Could Break the 2026 Elections
Stephen Richer on President Trump’s 2020 election denial, standing up to threats, and the Fulton County raid. Plus: Trump’s racist Obama meme and The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Trump vs. Canada
Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on annexation threats, the unraveling of U.S.-Canada relations, and how Trump is forcing allies to rethink democracy, defense, and immigration. Plus: the Trump family’s astonishing U.A.E. crypto deal and Sara Jeannette Duncan’s The Imperialist.
What the Neocons Got Right
David Brooks on moral collapse, the limits of politics, and what the neocons got right about America. Plus: Another ICE shooting in Minneapolis and Netflix’s Death by Lightning.
Why Trump Sides With Putin
Fiona Hill on Putin’s long game, Trump’s transactional foreign policy, and the danger of mistaking size and bluster for real power. Plus: Trump’s grocery-price fiction and V. S. Naipaul’s Among the Believers.
Trump Has Redefined Presidential Scandal
The historian Timothy Naftali on Donald Trump’s presidential library, comparing the many scandals of the Trump presidency to those of Richard Nixon’s, and Trump’s foreign policy of American weakness. Plus: a head-spinning week of terrifying crises, and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.