Recent articles from publications based in United States.
It’s Not Just Trump Who’s Dumb about Economics—It’s the GOP Generally
The New Republicby Michael Tomasky·14 Sept 2026
On her Substack over the weekend, Mary Trump, the good Trump (there had to be one), recalled the following word salad her uncle gurgled out on the 2024 campaign trail: “Under the Trump economic...
How Keisha Lance Bottoms and David Crowley Can Make Political History
The New Republicby Perry Bacon·14 Sept 2026
Many Americans who live in suburbs and rural areas don’t like the big, left-leaning metropolitan areas nearby.
The Mother of All Assault Weapons Cases Is Coming
The New Republicby Matt Ford·14 Sept 2026
The Second Amendment protects the right to “keep and bear arms.” But what counts as “arms”? The Supreme Court will answer that question this term when it hears a challenge to state assault-weapons...
Iceland Just Got Played
The New Republicby John Last·14 Sept 2026
On August 28, roughly a quarter of a million Icelanders took to the polls to register their thoughts on whether Europeans would steal their fish. Well, that wasn’t the question on the ballot.
Transcript: America’s Big Political Problem Isn’t Polarization
The New Republicby Right Now With Perry Bacon·14 Sept 2026
This is a lightly edited transcript of the September 11 episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.
How the Iran War Forced the Gulf to Rethink Its Security
Timeby H.A. Hellyer·14 Sept 2026
Showing up at a funeral matters everywhere, but especially in the Arab world and the wider Middle East.
The Violent Feud That Shocked the Horse World
The New Yorkerby Ian Parker·14 Sept 2026
Until 2019, when he attempted to kill one of his students, Michael Barisone was a leading rider and trainer in the horse-handling sport of dressage.
The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird
The New Yorkerby Rivka Galchen·14 Sept 2026
On a sunny June morning, in a bog outside Beluga, Alaska, I met a Hudsonian godwit. She had inky eyes and a long, slightly upturned beak that was pinkish-orange at its base and brownish-black at...
My Surefire, Can’t-Lose Polymarket Bets
The New Yorkerby Shalom Auslander·14 Sept 2026
Will these pants still fit me? 100% No. Is it my fault? 100% Yes. I don’t mean the pants—I mean everything. 100% Yes. It’s a beautiful day, with bright-blue skies, a warm sun, and a cool breeze.
Grit Isn’t Good Enough, According to the Author of “Grit”
The New Yorkerby Meghan O’Gieblyn·14 Sept 2026
What the weak-willed lack in discipline, they make up for in ingenuity. Although the story of Odysseus binding himself to the mast to resist the Sirens’ song may belong to the mythical imagination...
The Hearing Aid That Plays It by Ear
The New Yorkerby David Owen·14 Sept 2026
In 2023, the comedian, actor, writer, and banjo virtuoso Steve Martin was walking through SoHo, followed closely by two men holding a laptop.
The Wealthiest—and Stealthiest—Class in America
The New Yorkerby John Lanchester·14 Sept 2026
Billionaires have never been more central to the cultural and political conversation, more impressed with themselves, or more consumed with a sense of their own victimhood.
The Sisters Buying Homes Together
The New Yorkerby Kelly Marie Coyne·14 Sept 2026
Earlier this year, when Keke Palmer was featured on “Open Door,” a video series of celebrity-home tours published by Architectural Digest, the actress was eager to draw attention to the evidence of...
Paula Cole Doesn’t Want to Wait
The New Yorkerby Rachel Syme·14 Sept 2026
The 1998 Grammy Awards should have been a triumphant night for the singer-songwriter Paula Cole. She was nominated for seven awards for her second album, “This Fire,” including Producer of the...
Ke Huy Quan Keeps Smiling
The New Yorkerby Sarah Larson·14 Sept 2026
Before becoming a child movie star, in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “The Goonies,” the Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan, born in Vietnam to ethnic-Chinese parents, lived with them and...
Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
The New Yorkerby Dexter Filkins·14 Sept 2026
In the waning hours before the U.S. went to war with Iran, this February, Jared Kushner held a meeting with Iranian negotiators in Geneva—one last chance to avoid a conflict that would plunge the...
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
The New Yorkerby The New Yorker·14 Sept 2026
Dèy, by Edwidge Danticat (Knopf). Set among Haitian Americans in Miami, this novel centers on Magnolia, a young mother who is at a mall when a mass shooter opens fire.
ANC vs. NYC: We Put the Best Noise-Canceling Earbuds to the Ultimate Test
Wiredby Harry Rabinowitz·14 Sept 2026
The best noise-canceling earbuds are indispensable tech we all use daily for listening to any and everything—from phone calls, podcasts, and TV shows to workouts, commuting, and air travel.
Children of the Wolf
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Excerpts·14 Sept 2026
I am descended from Vikings. My paternal lineage runs all the way back to Erik the Red, the first European to stumble upon the shores of North America.
2026 Emmys air tonight: What to expect, how to watch and who’s hosting?
NBC Newsby Joy Burton·14 Sept 2026
The Primetime Emmy Awards, Hollywood’s biggest night in television, is back after a year of new beginnings and heartfelt endings.
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