If Hungary Can Do It Viktor Orbán offered a model for antidemocratic rule, one admired by Donald Trump and other world leaders. What does his stunning loss after 16 years in power mean?

still so thrilled to see this change, and to think about the potential of further change:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

not-good news:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

yes yes yes
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

as a 1/4 Hungarian (by ancestry), I'm beyond delighted!

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

amazing news!! hip hip hooray!!!!!
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes Israeli military announces ‘largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began on 2 March

so utterly wrong:
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Did Trump Just Threaten to Use Nuclear Weapons in Iran? If such an order comes to pass, the military can and must refuse.

relieved to see news of the two-week ceasefire, but this is still worrisome -- and still a war crime to even make the threat...

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

absolutely agree

Trump’s Fundamental Misunderstanding in Iran What makes the nation suffer helps the regime thrive.

holding my breath:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The Iran War Has Escaped Its Authors Escalation is already shattering Washington’s illusion of control.

deeply chilling analysis:
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/30/i...

Who am I, part 3 Or, writing about not writing

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America Is Now a Rogue Superpower Washington’s conduct in the Iran war is accelerating global chaos and deepening America’s dangerous isolation.

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster The AI boom wasn’t built for the polycrisis.

well this is a mess
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.

the cracks are showing: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Paul R. Ehrlich, Who Alarmed the World With ‘The Population Bomb,’ Dies at 93

so saddened to read this news -- he was a life-long friend and colleague of my father's:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/b...

Opinion | What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran

deeply historical conversation, and ultimately tragic -- also incredibly informative & highly recommended
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...

The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump The reasons other U.S. presidents avoided war with Iran are becoming all too evident.

yep
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine

the similarities really are chilling...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...

Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.

more insight this morning:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

famous last words...

Trump’s Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran A few paths to success, many to failure

useful early analysis of possible ways this could go:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Live Updates: Trump Announces ‘Major Combat Operations’ in Iran

oh no...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Opinion | ‘We Can See Obvious Patterns’: Two Columnists on Former Prince Andrew and the Fallout From the Epstein Files

essential reading: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/o...

In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is two or three days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.

Five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father released from Texas detention center Boy and his father back in Minneapolis after being detained by ICE and held in immigration facility for more than a week

a bit of good news:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

In Minneapolis, Knitters Are Protesting With Red Hats

yay knitters (and yes I have ordered the pattern)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/s...

“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: The culture war is an actual war.

yes
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES YouTube video by Billy Bragg

yes
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...

Greg Bovino Loses His Job The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.

well this is a positive development -- even if it's appalling that it took so much violence and death to get here:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Welcome to the American Winter In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.

heartbreaking detail of the toll this occupation is taking on the entire community in Minneapolis: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...