Specter
What’s the risk of the U.S. presidential election actually being stolen? Richard H. Pildes on facts and fears in a polarized democracy.
Populismo al Italiano
How far right is the Italian far right? Leila Simona Talani on immigration, Ukraine, and the calculations of a new prime minister.
Category 5
How are changes in hurricanes changing American life? Andy Horowitz on the stakes and urgency of adapting public policy to environmental reality.
Note: ‘The Hollow Parties’
5 W Main: The Hollow Parties. As the U.S. presidential election on November 5 nears, Americans face a choice
Entanglements
Who actually runs U.S. foreign policy? Daniel Bessner on why elections come and go without major changes in American grand strategy.
Note: Night in Tunisia
Night in Tunisia. President Kais Saied was re-elected to a second five-year term in Tunisia on October 6. But the
Note: Hamstrung and unpopular in Paris and Berlin
Hamstrung and unpopular in Paris and Berlin. France looks set to pull a new government together—but it’s a
‘A leadership void’
Why are so many European governments becoming so weak? Matthias Matthijs on the Continent’s increasing political fragmentation.
Note: ‘Foreign Agents’
5 W Main: Foreign Agents. Elected in 2021 promising to fight crime, Eric Adams became this September the first-ever mayor
Note: Leave it to the authorities
Leave it to the authorities. Experts have long played a prominent role in American governance. A century ago, H.L.