The check arrives
The weekend despatch: America’s highest court kills the president’s signature tariffs. Artemis II’s crew readies for the first Moon mission in half a century. + What’s free jazz doing on a major record label?
Signs of resistance
The weekend despatch: Courts, Congress, and the streets test their power in America. Centuries underground in the Belizean jungle. + What are cantigas?
What’s missing
The weekend despatch: The Epstein files, read cold. The Pope’s reflections on sports. + What’s Anatolian folk-rock?
The men who kept coming back
The weekend despatch: Reams of casual correspondence with a convicted predator. A new moon rocket approaches the launch pad. + Why can’t Tinariwen play in the U.S.A.?
Into the Gulf
Briefing: A U.S. carrier strike group is taking position off Iran. Four Western leaders have visited Beijing in a month. + Who’s got the best AI?
