Venezuelan roulette
The weekend despatch: What are all these American troops actually doing in the Caribbean? Tropical Storm Melissa isn’t far behind. + What is raptor house?
Look on my works, ye mighty
The weekend despatch: Power and risk in the new Washington. A vexing disturbance from the Antarctic seafloor. &c.
There’s the handshake, then …
The weekend despatch: Agreeing to disagree in the Middle East. Sanctions against the little guys in Europe. &c.
Terms of art
A social app for making anyone do anything. Easy money with the House of Saud. &c. | The despatch, Week XL.
The easy way
Loyalty tests and legal standards. Fighter jets and calculated confusion. &c. | The member’s despatch, Week XXXIX.
How to run a family business
Comedians, autocrats, and presidential power. How influence works when the rules break down. &c. | The member’s despatch, Week XXXVIII.
First drafts
An urgent investigation vies with instant interpretations of a terrible crime in America. Military strikes and executive powers in the Caribbean and the Persian Gulf. &c. | The member’s despatch, Week XXXVII.
Blind spots
A dictators’ parade as personal betrayal for the U.S. president. Open corruption topples a strongman. &c. | The member’s despatch, Week XXXVI.
Interpretation codes
Competing interests in Gaza spin competing evidence of famine into competing narratives about the war there—with vastly different stakes. … Ghislaine Maxwell’s jailhouse testimony clearing Trump raises tougher questions than whether she’s telling the truth.
