Tag Archives: September 2026

COMMENTARY MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 2026

September 2026 – Commentary Magazine

COMMENTARY MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘How We Won The War On Terror’ – 25 Years after 9/11

How We Won the War on Terror

by Tod Lindberg

On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush gave a major speech to Congress and the country in which he outlined the coming U.S. response to al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack. He said, “Our war on terror begins with al-Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped, and defeated.” Thus began what would soon be known as the “Global War on Terror,” or GWOT, in its unlovely acronym

Toxic Smaxxulinity

by Christine Rosen

It’s a confusing time to be a man. For decades, the cultural left has insisted that “toxic masculinity” is roaming the land, threatening women’s safety and rights. 

The Saudi Choice That Will Reshape the Middle East

by Jonathan Schanzer

Two possible paths, one pro-American, one not. Where will the Kingdom go?

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026

September–October 2026

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: The latest issue features ‘How AI is Reshaping Strategy’: Smart firms are using it to streamline
decision-making.

AI Is Revolutionizing Strategic Decision-Making

New tools can improve human judgment by tirelessly generating, evaluating, and synthesizing insights.

How AI Agents Orchestrate Work Across Silos

A new generation of tools can connect functions and reduce the friction that slows companies down.

The HBR Interview with Verizon CEO Dan Schulma

His mindset: “Losing doesn’t work for me.”

Life’s Work: An Interview with Dionne Warwick

The legendary singer on her six-decade career.

THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 2026 PREVIEW

THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE: The latest issue features “Confessions of a Token Black Professor”…

Why I Quit the Tenure Track

The insufferable hypocrisy of elite academia By Tyler Austin Harper

Hindsight Is 2024

Some institutions jumped onto the MAGA bandwagon after the 2024 election, but it hasn’t taken long for those decisions to look shortsighted. By David A. Graham

How the ‘Body Positivity’ Movement Died

A few years ago, there was a push for acceptance of different body types. Now? Not so much. By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan

LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA – SEPTEMBER 2026 PREVIEW

Front cover by by Sarah Farquhar for September 2026.

LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA: The latest issue features…

Rerouted

A bit of welcome news Kyle Wyatt

Homer on the Range

From Sophocles to Danielle Smith Troy Nahumko

Poisoned Ivy

Where does higher education go next? Spencer Morrison

Man of the Hour

Sandford Fleming’s cables and clocks Michael Ledger-Lomas

Ranks and Files

The next move in championship chess Mark Plotkin

ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026

Archaeology Magazine: The latest issue features ‘Making Ancient Music’…

The Music of Time

Tuning in to the sounds of the ancient world

A Change in Fashion

Hoards of lavish gold and silver neck rings buried on an English hill reflect dramatic social change

Cultivating Fields of Stone

Peru’s ancient farmers used intricate rock maps to plan for the future

Where Was Ancient Egypt Born?

Archaeologists are reimagining a time before the first pharaohs

2,000 Years Under the Sea

The story of Greece’s famed Antikythera wreck is finally being revealed

THE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE – AUGUEST/SEPTEMBER 2026

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THE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Smoking Mirrors‘ – A note from Features Editor Alexandra Tempus on our national hypocrisy.

The Urgent Water Crisis in Gaza

Destroyed water and sanitation infrastructure is forcing people in Gaza to rely on unsafe water to drink and clean.

Cyclospora Outbreak Raises Risks for Some

The food-borne parasite presents a real threat to immunocompromised people like me.

‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families

Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger.

Remaking Democracy

Authors Danielle Chynoweth and Elizabeth Adams discuss democracy as an engine of change.

NATIONAL REVIEW MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 2026 PREVIEW

NATIONAL REVIEW: The latest issue features ‘Running the Border’ – Our obsolete asylum laws…

America’s Asylum System Is Broken

How to make our humanitarian immigration policies serve national interests. Dan McLaughlin

Something Is Going to Happen

The gathering geopolitical crisis. Daniel Foster

Reading Is Not Dead

The future of literacy, literature, and liberal democracy. Dominic Green

REASON MAGAZINE – AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2026

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REASON MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘9/11 at 25 Years’….

9/11 and the Surveillance Ratchet

The U.S. government responded in ways that are so integrated into daily life that we no longer recognize them. by Abigail R. Hall

9/11 Turbocharged America’s Worst Foreign Policy Impulses—but Didn’t Change Its Direction

The United States’ shift toward aggressive interventionism was well underway before the 2001 attacks. Emma Ashford

Samurai vs. Squatters: On the Street With the Hired Swords Reclaiming California Property Owners’ Stolen Homes

California has failed to protect private property from squatters. Desperate owners are turning to katana-wielding enforcers to reclaim their homes. Christian Britschgi

AI Is Already Beating Human Doctors in Medical Tests

Robo-docs are not likely to take over healthcare anytime soon, but they could do more to assist human doctors—if we let them. Elizabeth Nolan Brown

NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 11-18, 2026

NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE: The Future of Terrorism – How cheap, accessible technology is making potential attacks even easier.

The Terror Threat No One Saw Coming After 9/11 

New technologies have both increased the ability of militants to carry out attacks and expanded the number of potential targets.

AI Is Giving Physical Therapy a Robotic Makeover

AI-powered robots are transforming physical therapy, helping patients recover faster and reshaping the future of rehabilitation.

What Leavitt, AOC and Vance’s Decisions Reveal About Parenthood

It is women who need to make compromises if they want a career and children.

The Price America Pays for Trump’s Reliance on Kushner the Closer

Jared Kushner spent Sunday in a room that Washington had treated as off-limits for nearly three decades: sitting across the table from the leader of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya.

It’s just one part of a tour of the Middle East for President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and roving negotiator, who meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today in an attempt to breathe life into stalled Gaza peace talks.