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April 1, 2026 | Vol. 41, No. 4

Socialism’s salesman

Emma Freire | New York City’s charismatic mayor hopes to make an old political philosophy palatable to a new generation of Americans


FEATURES

Harrison Watters | The National Archives opens a new exhibit to mark America’s 250th birthday

William Fleeson | In southeast Ukraine, soldiers struggle to hold the line—and maintain morale

Grace Snell | Editing embryos could soon become a standard reproductive service

Grace Snell | Rare genetic diseases pose a baffling medical puzzle CRISPR could solve


CULTURE
TRENDING

Entertainment goes vertical

TRENDING | Made for a small screen, micro dramas hope to reel in a big audience

Books

A communist’s last days

BOOKS | A history of Stalin’s assassination of Trotsky

How the West was lost

BOOKS | Critiquing the secularization thesis

Healthy dependence

BOOKS | Liberating women from false expectations

Uprooting falsehood

BOOKS | Believing God’s truth about ourselves

Books on the burdens of the modern world

BOOKS | True crime, memoir, Christian history, and more

America’s long-troubled soul

BOOKS | A new history of American Christianity accounts for the faith’s significance but eventually veers off course

Children's Books

Running from the shadows

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Two novels with characters seeking redemption

Books about identity and relationship

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Picture books celebrating calling and prayer

 
FILM & TV

Project Hail Mary

MOVIE | An endearingly imperfect film that bucks modern deconstruction tropes and harkens back to bygone blockbusters

Hoppers

MOVIE | Another disappointing release from Pixar

The Count of Monte Cristo

TELEVISION | Quasi-faithful adaptation misses the original's Christian belief in providence

Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming April releases

The Pout-Pout Fish

MOVIE | Fun film for younger viewers will entertain adults as well

Music

Bicentennial Beach Boys

MUSIC | A look at the band’s turbulent years

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Four new albums reviewed

Masterworks

An Easter hymn in stone

MASTERWORKS | Michelangelo’s three Pietàs

Quest

Telling stories that matter

QUEST | Paul Butler | Four books that shaped my thinking


NOTEBOOK
International

INTERNATIONAL | Residents of Israeli border communities celebrate a quiet return as the world focuses on Gaza

Politics

POLITICS | Texas Democrats gunning for red seat

Medicine

MEDICINE | Medical experts use unexpected materials to effectively treat fatal wounds

Technology

TECHNOLOGY | Art and antiquities thieves are getting bolder, and most museums aren’t prepared

Science

SCIENCE | Online game trains AI to track river data

Money

MONEY | Wall Street attracting younger investors