World / October 17, 2023 I Am Trying to Be Strong, but the Truth Is That I’m Terrified I huddled with my family in the safest room of our house in Gaza and prayed: If we are to die, may we die softly and not suffer any pain. Mohammed R. Mhawish Ad Policy Palestinian emergency…
Politics / October 17, 2023 Can a Federal Court Shut the Biggest Mouth in America? A recent hearing in the case against the former president had Judge Tanya Chutkan both laughing out loud and shaking her head. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy A courtroom artist’s sketch depicts former president Donald Trump during his appearance at the…
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Politics Today 10:54 am Go Home, Tom Suozzi. You Already Cost Democrats the House. Go Home, Tom Suozzi. You Already Cost Democrats the House. The defeated Democrat thinks he can reclaim his seat from George Santos. But two good candidates have already stepped up. Joan Walsh October 17, 2023 Former US Representative Tom Suozzi in…
Today 5:30 am How Today’s Turmoil Is Eliciting a Wave of Nostalgia for Pax Americana How Today’s Turmoil Is Eliciting a Wave of Nostalgia for Pax Americana Yet the notion that the United States ever withdrew from the world is risible. Katrina vanden Heuvel October 17, 2023 A television screen reads “Pax Americana” in September…
Activism / StudentNation / October 17, 2023 “One of the Worst Weeks at Harvard I’ve Ever Experienced”: The Targeting of Campus Activists How a letter from the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee became an international news story. Rebecca Cadenhead Ad Policy Students gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza. (Joseph Prezioso…
Feature / October 17, 2023 They Were Supposed to Be Free. Why Are They Locked Up? No one wants a person convicted of a sex offense in their neighborhood. So New York keeps them in prison long past their release dates. Chris Gelardi This article appears in the October 30/November 6, 2023 issue, with the…
Morbid Symptoms / October 17, 2023 The Right’s Latest Target: Unmarried Women Archconservatives find single women threatening, and they’re trying to browbeat them into submission. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Grown men are taking the time to condemn the writer of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” (Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty) This article appears in…
Culture / Books & the Arts / October 17, 2023 Ancient Worlds Edith Hamilton and the popularization of the classics. The Latin School Teacher Who Made Classics Popular A new biography of Edith Hamilton tells the story of how and why ancient literature became widely read in the United States. Emily Wilson Ad Policy Illustration…
Deadline Poet / October 17, 2023 Nothing Under the Pillow Calvin Trillin Ad Policy My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell arrives at a gathering of supporters of former US president Donald Trump. (Octavio Jones / Getty) This article appears in the October 30/November 6, 2023 issue. The My Pillow guy and election denier confirms he’s out…