Monocle on Sunday (November 3, 2024): Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and Simon Brooke on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Hong Kong.
Plus: journalist and attorney, Jami Floyd, on Trump’s potential legal challenges and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, on the latest news from the region.
Two recent books about our immigration system reveal its long history of exploiting vulnerable individuals for financial gain.
Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien” by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States by Ana Raquel Minian
Two new books consider the delusion of the human quest to be free from the constraints of nature.
The Burning Earth: A History by Sunil Amrith
A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places by Christopher Brown
The Islamic Republic’s sordid proxy war with the West may now be leaving it open to an all-out attack as Israel attempts to eliminate its enemies throughout the region.
Studies increasingly suggest that a healthy nation depends on a healthy democracy. By Dhruv Khullar
“Hillbilly Elegy” made him famous, and his denunciations of Donald Trump brought him liberal fans. Now, as a Vice-Presidential candidate, he’s remaking his image as the heir to the MAGA movement. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
As the war grinds on, logistical challenges are compounded by politics, repeated evacuations, and…By Dorothy Wickenden
Monocle on Sunday (October 27, 2024): Gorana Grgić, Eemeli Isohao and Priska Amstutz join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s London-based foreign editor, Alexis Self, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson.
Plus: Roger Rüegger, head of programming for Zürich’s Jazznojazz Festival, joins to talk about the line-up for this year’s event.
A.K.A., the oldest Black sorority, expects excellence and complete discretion. How are members responding to their most famous sister’s Presidential campaign? By Jazmine Hughes
A group of intelligence officials confers about when to alert the public to foreign meddling. By David D. Kirkpatrick
The former President has been fighting to win back his wealthiest donors, while actively courting new ones—what do they expect to get in return? By Susan B. Glasser
Monocle on Sunday (October 20, 2024): Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.
Even many of the ex-President’s opponents haven’t grasped the scale of the man’s villainy. By Adam Gopnik
After the 2016 election, progressives blamed white women for Hillary Clinton’s loss. This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny. By Jelani Cobb
The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world. By Alexei Navalny
Monocle on Sunday (October 13, 2024): Emma Nelson, Alex von Tunzelmann and David Bodanis on the weekend’s biggest talking points.
We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Bodrum after the Quality of Life Conference and Monocle’s correspondent in Nairobi, Naveena Kottoor, gives us the latest news from Kenya and the region.
The daily stream of racism and mendacity has had a numbing effect. But the question of what Trump might actually do is a prospect that voters cannot afford to ignore. By Jonathan Blitzer
From crypto to A.I., the tech sector is pouring millions into super PACS that intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda. By Charles Duhigg
Donald Trump is lying next to you in the bed, wearing snug cotton pajamas printed to look like his signature blue suit. You want to tell him a few things you think he ought to know, but his fake snoring drowns you out. By Ian Frazier
The Vice-President has displayed the basic values and political skills that would enable her to help end, once and for all, a poisonous era defined by Donald Trump. By The Editors
Mental-health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans, and parents and lawmakers alike are scrutinizing life online for answers. By Andrew Solomon
An artificial voice has long been a dream of tinkerers and technologists. Now that A.I. can talk, though, we may forget who we’re talking to.
By Jill Lepore
