How the Iran War Could Drive Conflicts in Countries Thousands of Miles Away
by Joshua Keating
Why are protests breaking out on a tiny island 3,000 miles away from the war in Iran?
0:00 / 11:50 · Narrator Sulafat
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2026-07-25
Today's Crosscut
Math and Morals
A spreadsheet might calculate who deserves help while ignoring the neighbors next door, but Nelson Mandela showed that fixing a country takes the gritty, face-to-face act of shaking hands with an enemy.
Misanthropic Altruism × Africa’s Last Philosopher King
0:00 / 19:02 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
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Behind the news →
When Civilian Infrastructure Becomes a Lawful Target
by Michael Schmitt
At what point does a shipping warehouse that also supplies an army stop being a civilian building?
0:00 / 31:20 · Narrator Algieba
For the curious →
Thanatos Rising
by George Makari
Why did Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud find it harder to explain peace than war?
0:00 / 36:00 · Narrator Charon
The Unapologetic Crime Fiction of Colson Whitehead
by David Hajdu
How does a furniture salesman who fences stolen goods decide what is actually worth stealing?
0:00 / 12:56 · Narrator Rasalgethi
The King of Cool: Mobile Refrigeration and the Remaking of Global Logistics
by Caitlan Fealing
How did a self-taught mechanic’s cooling box for the front lines end up filling the local supermarket?
0:00 / 13:15 · Narrator Gacrux