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Donald Trump’s War on Culture Is Not a Sideshow

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Published: August 29, 2025 17:40

The term “culture wars” is most often associated with issues of sexuality, race, religion, and gender. But, as recent months have made plain, when Donald Trump refers to the culture wars, he also means the arts. He fired the board of the John F. Kennedy…

How Extreme Heat Affects the Body

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Published: August 26, 2025 10:00

The Korey Stringer Institute, at the University of Connecticut, is named after an N.F.L. player who died of exertional heatstroke. The lab’s main research subjects have been athletes, members of the military, and laborers. But, with the extreme heat…

How Big Tech Sets the Agenda in Trump’s America

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Published: August 22, 2025 17:40

Donald Trump is the most tech-friendly President in American history. He enlisted social media to win office; he became a promoter—and beneficiary—of cryptocurrency, breaking long-standing norms around conflicts of interest; and, in his second term, he…

A Palestinian Journalist Escapes Death in Gaza

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Published: August 18, 2025 10:00

Mohammed R. Mhawish was living in Gaza City during Israel’s invasion, in the immediate aftermath of the October 7th attack. He witnessed the invasion for months and reported on its devastating consequences for Al Jazeera, The Nation, and other outlets.…

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington on a Reunion Making “Highest 2 Lowest”

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Published: August 15, 2025 17:40

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington first worked together on “Mo’ Better Blues,” released in 1990. Washington starred as a trumpet player trying to make a living in jazz clubs; Lee, who directed the film, also played the musician’s hapless manager. They later…

Richard Brody Picks Three Favorite Clint Eastwood Films

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Published: August 12, 2025 10:00

With seven decades in film and television, Clint Eastwood is undeniably a Hollywood institution. Emerging first as a star in Westerns, then as the embattled cop in the Dirty Harry films, the ninety-five-year-old filmmaker has directed forty features and…

Your Questions Answered: Trump vs. the Rule of Law

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Published: August 8, 2025 17:40

From the attempt to end birthright citizenship to the gutting of congressionally authorized agencies, the Trump Administration has created an enormous number of legal controversies. The Radio Hour asked for listeners’ questions about President Trump and…

Jamaica Kincaid on “Putting Myself Together”

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Published: August 5, 2025 10:00

Jamaica Kincaid began writing for The New Yorker in 1974, reporting about life in the magazine’s home city. She was a young immigrant from Antigua, then a British colony; she had been sent to New York—against her wishes—to work as a nanny. Soon began a…

John Brennan, Former C.I.A. Director, on Being Targeted by Trump

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Published: August 1, 2025 18:00

In Donald Trump’s first term, he was furious that people were investigating his connections to Russia—“Russia, Russia, Russia,” he complained. Now, as Trump fulfills a campaign promise of retribution, his Administration has put the Russia “hoax” back into…

Dexter Filkins on Drones and the Future of Warfare

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Published: July 29, 2025 10:00

Since the end of the Cold War, most Americans have taken U.S. military supremacy for granted. We can no longer afford to do so, according to reporting by the staff writer Dexter Filkins. China has developed advanced weapons that rival or surpass America’s;…