Jack Panumpai

“They’d finished eating their skewers and now burped as they downed their beers. Beside them sat a group of five men on a cursing spree: they cursed the weather, the traffic, government officials, the masses, rich people, poor people, their work, their coworkers, their wives, their children, the skewers they were eating, and pretty much everything else they could think of.” From “Sleeper Bus” by Yu Hua in our new Spring issue. buff.ly/cffcLbK

In engineering Mojtaba’s rise, the Iranian regime aims to push their country’s revolutionary project forward, writes @MaloneySuzanne. What might Iran look like after the war? foreignaffairs.com/iran/third-isl…

There was a legal strategy to overturn Roe v. Wade, and a social movement to stigmatize and demonize abortion. Amy Littlefield tells the story of how that movement triumphed—for now: bit.ly/3Oc3CB6

Public anger at Washington is rising, @yvonnewingett and @russellberman report, and even TMZ is channeling the national discontent. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Painful fuel shortages are beginning to drive violence and instability in parts of Asia. “This is a madness. This is intolerable,” said an adviser to Bangladesh’s prime minister. wapo.st/3NCYxBO

I can’t recommend Thomas Bernhard’s WALKING highly enough. A mesmerizing novella: funny, meticulously constructed, and dark in a way that isn’t manufactured. Bernhard takes his Readers to the edge—then gives them a forceful shove.

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices have a profound responsibility: protecting the rights of the people and delivering on the promise of equal justice under the law. Judge Chris Taylor is the only candidate running for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court with a proven record of delivering on that promise. I hope Wisconsin voters join me in supporting her candidacy for Wisconsin’s highest court. Election Day is April 7th — make your plan to vote now. myvote.wi.gov/en-us/

Thrilled to see 'The Director' by past @CullmanNYPL Fellow Daniel Kehlmann has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize! Congratulations to Kehlmann and to translator @rossmbenjamin! thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

The conflict has caused the largest oil shock in history, disrupting global markets and driving up fuel and food prices. @geopoliticaecon mronline.org/2026/03/31/the…

“Iran is in chaos, and reformist insiders have the experience needed to guide the government onto more stable ground,” writes @AOstovar. “They can capitalize on the fact that the hard-liners’ ranks have been decimated by U.S. and Israeli strikes to take the reins of power.” fam.ag/4v2q9AU

America has paid little attention to the use of small drones as deadly tools in the Ukraine war—but a swarm of them over an American military installation with nuclear-capable weapons in Barksdale, Louisiana, ought to change that, @BrynnTannehill argues: theatlantic.com/international/…

The Supreme Court will soon hear the Justice Department’s argument for ending birthright citizenship. Lawyers are “recycling the losing arguments” of a Confederate lawyer who argued for “separate but equal” segregation and Jim Crow law. trib.al/DeNYEcU

“Because Gulf-produced chemicals now sustain everything from factories in China to farms in South America,” writes Adam Hanieh, “disruption in the region ripples outward through industries and food systems across continents.” go.nybooks.com/4s0uhyJ

Pete Hegseth is talking about Iran in bloodcurdling tones of religious extremism, writes @HeerJeet. bit.ly/4uVVaGV

Israel says the war in Iran is ‘definitely beyond the halfway point’ as thousands of US paratroopers began arriving in the Middle East. Follow the latest updates ⬇️ #Echobox=1774939855" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/world/middle-e…

Trump tells The Post the war against Iran won't last 'much longer' -Strait of Hormuz will reopen 'automatically' after US exit trib.al/fH2AmCB

'An exhibition in Ibadan recovers Nigeria’s buried history of activism, raising urgent questions about access, erasure, and whether archives can inspire new political action.' Who owns the memory of struggle? | Azeezah Adekanmbi africasacountry.com/2026/03/who-ow… | @africasacountry

Review essay: Freedom of Choice and the Choice of Freedom, by Philippe Fontaine buff.ly/Z5Uki1a

Allied firebombing in Japan “remain a footnote to the atomic blasts that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A full moral reckoning of the horror they inflicted has never taken place.” —Joshua Hammer go.nybooks.com/4syoZf1

Israel passes law to hang Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks trib.al/qqCvNnE