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Headshot of Ro Khanna speaking next to medium shot of Majorie Taylor Greene on phone.

Netanyahu Is Pushing for an Iran War, but Trump Holds Back for Now Netanyahu Is Pushing for an Iran War, but Trump Holds Back for Now

Michael Waltz’s demotion is a flashpoint in the MAGA civil war over foreign policy.

May 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Palestinians queue for a hot meal at a charity kitchen run by the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on April 26, 2025.

The WFP Is Out of Food in Gaza, the US and Rwanda Negotiate a Migrant Deal, National Security Adviser Waltz Is Reassigned The WFP Is Out of Food in Gaza, the US and Rwanda Negotiate a Migrant Deal, National Security Adviser Waltz Is Reassigned

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

May 2, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss Abrego Garcia's arrest and deportation d at Cannon House Office Building on April 9, 2025,

War on Terror Brain Rot Brought Us to This Point War on Terror Brain Rot Brought Us to This Point

After years of security theater, all too many Americans seem ready to accept Trump’s pledge to root out the vermin.

May 2, 2025 / Rebecca Gordon

The Last (Michael) Waltz

The Last (Michael) Waltz The Last (Michael) Waltz

We should welcome the humiliation of Trump’s hawkish, neocon national security adviser.

May 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney waves to supporters at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario on April 29, 2025.

In Canada’s Anti-Trump Election, Liberals Eke Out a Victory In Canada’s Anti-Trump Election, Liberals Eke Out a Victory

As recently as January 20, it looked like the conservatives were on track for a historic win—but then Trump came to power next door.

Apr 29, 2025 / Jeet Heer

The crew of “Missing” arriving for the screening at the 35th Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 1982.

Chile in Our Hearts Chile in Our Hearts

John Dinges’s revisionist account of Missing.

Apr 29, 2025 / Steven Volk

The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 2

The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 2 The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 2

On this episode of American Prestige, Jeremy Friedman on the Sino-Soviet Split.

Apr 29, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The future president in Trump Tower circa 1987.

Real Estate Is the Key to Trump’s Worldview Real Estate Is the Key to Trump’s Worldview

His policies and behavior may often baffle, but he is a developer at heart.

Apr 28, 2025 / Kate Wagner

President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Trade War Is Also a Class War Trump’s Trade War Is Also a Class War

On this episode of Time of Monsters, Marshall Steinbaum on the president’s love of regressive taxes.

Apr 27, 2025 / Podcast

Yemeni mourners carry a coffin of a child killed in a recent alleged air strike during a burial procession on April 23, 2025, in Sana'a, Yemen.

Kashmir Attack, US Air Strikes in Yemen, Faltering Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Kashmir Attack, US Air Strikes in Yemen, Faltering Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Apr 25, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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