Isabel Ruehl

Because Trump’s promised elimination of Iran never materialized, many have moved on—but former military attorneys, human-rights lawyers, and genocide scholars tell @RoseSheinerman and @IsabelRuehl that his words could have a lasting impact. 📸: Alex Brandon / Getty

NEW: Because Trump’s threats to eliminate Iran never materialized, many have moved on—but former military attorneys, human-rights lawyers, and genocide scholars tell @RoseSheinerman and @IsabelRuehl that his words could have a lasting impact. theatlantic.com/national-secur…

Because Trump’s threats to eliminate Iran never materialized, many have moved on—but former military attorneys, human-rights lawyers, and genocide scholars tell @RoseSheinerman and @IsabelRuehl that his words could have a lasting impact. theatlantic.com/national-secur…

We are reliving Trump’s favorite era—and it seems to have shaped his approach to the war with Iran, @JonLemire and @IsabelRuehl argue: theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Trump is trying to replace the U.N. Security Council with his own Board of Peace, it seems. Good scoop from @paul4thepress and @IsabelRuehl: theatlantic.com/national-secur…

Counterfeits undercut Native art sales by some 50% -- and the problem is only growing with ecommerce. I look at the history of knockoffs and the Native art market for @MotherJones , in Nov/Dec print issue motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

had a great time writing about the “nefarious business” of fact checking for @lithub : lithub.com/lies-damn-lies…

There are strict limits on telehealth, and a growing consensus to relax them. I outline the stakes and policies for @techreview ter.li/go5qd0

The workers who care for people with disabilities are underpaid, overwhelmed, and increasingly leaving the field, writes @IsabelRuehl. bit.ly/4h6rcbl

Imagine being bed-bound and dependent on a caregiver who might never arrive. I write about the staffing crisis facing millions of disabled Americans:

My story about body integrity dysphoria, and the experience of someone who suffers from it, is in the January issue of Harper's. harpers.org/archive/2024/0…

I traveled down the Volga for a month and for 4 thousand miles trying to understand what it means to be Russian today. With photographer Alessandro Cosmelli @Harpers @puli

harpers.org/archive/2023/0… via @Harpers Another of those witty Harpers reviews that harken to an era when book-reviewing was an occasion for something more than reviewing a book.

@annaven_chik @nytimes Amazing!!! Congrats Anna!

ok big news! i’m joining @nytimes! i’m so excited to get started editing around the newsroom as an editing resident! nytco.com/press/introduc…

"By emphasizing complexity and engaging nuance—what artists usually do anyway—depictions of mental illness will be truer, and perhaps safer.” @IsabelRuehl reviews Meg Kissinger’s "While You Were Out" and Rachel Aviv’s "Strangers to Ourselves." lareviewofbooks.org/article/storie…

Read "The Year of the Rabbit" by Alice McDermott, excerpted from her new novel ABSOLUTION (10/31) for @Harpers harpers.org/archive/2023/1…

In August @krithikavaragur writes about sickle cell disease, genetic ethics, and heartbreaking choices in Nigeria, where love doesn’t always accord with the Punnett square. She talks to @elenasb_ about a Lagos couple who rolled the dice and paid dearly. harpers.org/2023/07/geneti…

NYC Mayor Adams has continued the long tradition of criminalizing the unhoused while playing up stereotypes about why they’re on the street. @wesenzinna discusses Adams’s policies and a novel, effective approach to addressing homelessness in Philadelphia. harpers.org/2023/02/homele…

Number of weeks the median American head of household had to work to support a middle-class family in 1985 : 40 In 2022 : 62 #HarpersIndex harpers.org/harpers-index/ harpers.org/harpers-index/

Percentage of Americans who believe their neighbors cheat on their taxes : 48 #HarpersIndex harpers.org/harpers-index/