Letters From the June 2026 Issue Letters From the June 2026 Issue
Midwestern Nice… Today’s “Jewish Question”…
May 12, 2026 / Our Readers
How Trump’s Deportation Regime Is Reshaping Schools How Trump’s Deportation Regime Is Reshaping Schools
Across the US, students are missing school, falling behind academically, and carrying the trauma of detention and family separation into school each day.
May 8, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
The Long Nightmare of Trump’s Border Wall Is Still Going The Long Nightmare of Trump’s Border Wall Is Still Going
It may have fallen out of the news cycle, but rest assured, the the world’s least pragmatic and most performative construction project continues to prosper.
May 4, 2026 / William deBuys
A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change
I visited the city of Mardin, where Turkish, Syrian, and Kurdish people live together. What I found was a culture of pluralism under siege.
May 2, 2026 / Saliha Bayrak
The Long, Bitter Fight to Get ICE Out of Dallas The Long, Bitter Fight to Get ICE Out of Dallas
The mayor wants to deepen his city’s collaboration with ICE. The people have other ideas.
Apr 30, 2026 / Arman Deendar
Why Do the Democrats Keep Expanding the Institutions They Claim to Oppose? Why Do the Democrats Keep Expanding the Institutions They Claim to Oppose?
The pattern is always the same: The public demands change, but the Democrats cave to political pressure and maintain the status quo, allowing the machinery to grow.
Apr 24, 2026 / Scott Hechinger
America’s True Fascist Architectural Legacy America’s True Fascist Architectural Legacy
It’s not the kitschy White House ballroom—it’s logistics warehouses converted to ICE detention centers.
Apr 15, 2026 / Column / Kate Wagner
The Supreme Court Absolutely Shredded Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case The Supreme Court Absolutely Shredded Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case
But this also begs the question: why is this facially unconstitutional case before the court in the first place?
Apr 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal
