David D. Kirkpatrick
David D. Kirkpatrick is a staff writer for The New Yorker, where he started his career as a fact checker. In the interim, he worked for twenty-two years as a reporter for the New York Times, in New York, Washington, Cairo, and London. While at the Times, he shared Pulitzer Prizes for public service, international reporting, and national reporting. He is the author of “Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East.”
How Marjorie Taylor Greene Raises Money by Attacking Other Republicans
The congresswoman is demanding Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster. Is it principle—or a fund-raising ploy?
Mike Johnson, the First Proudly Trumpian Speaker
Though he has adopted a “nerd constitutional-law guy” persona, he is in lockstep with the law-flouting former President.
Can an American Hold the United Arab Emirates Responsible for a Smear Campaign?
The U.A.E.’s rulers destroyed Hazim Nada’s business. Now he’s fighting back with a lawsuit that challenges what states can get away with outside their borders.
The Hamas Propaganda War
Across the Arab world, the group is successfully selling its narrative of resistance.
Another Hospital in Gaza Is Bleeding
Doctors in southern Gaza are overwhelmed by the dead and the wounded—and by displaced Palestinians sleeping on the floor.
Bob Menendez and the Perils of Dealing with Autocrats
Egypt’s appearance in the senator’s corruption case is a reminder of the risks of alliances with authoritarians, who often try to manipulate our political process as they do at home.
The Next Targets for the Group That Overturned Roe
Alliance Defending Freedom has won fifteen Supreme Court cases. Now it wants religious exemptions to anti-discrimination laws—and is going after trans rights.
Is the F.B.I. Truly Biased Against Trump?
An agent turned whistle-blower claims that the Bureau was eager to investigate Hunter Biden—but protected Rudy Giuliani.
A Confession Exposes India’s Secret Hacking Industry
The country has developed a lucrative specialty: cyberattacks for hire.
Tunisia Arrests Its Most Prominent Opposition Leader
Rached Ghannouchi has been a voice for democracy in his nation and across the Muslim world.
The Dirty Secrets of a Smear Campaign
Rumors destroyed Hazim Nada’s company. Then hackers handed him terabytes of files exposing a covert campaign against him—and the culprit wasn’t a rival but an entire country.
The Police Folklore That Helped Kill Tyre Nichols
A 1992 study claims that officers who show weakness are more likely to be killed. Law-enforcement culture has never recovered.
How Marjorie Taylor Greene Raises Money by Attacking Other Republicans
The congresswoman is demanding Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster. Is it principle—or a fund-raising ploy?
Mike Johnson, the First Proudly Trumpian Speaker
Though he has adopted a “nerd constitutional-law guy” persona, he is in lockstep with the law-flouting former President.
Can an American Hold the United Arab Emirates Responsible for a Smear Campaign?
The U.A.E.’s rulers destroyed Hazim Nada’s business. Now he’s fighting back with a lawsuit that challenges what states can get away with outside their borders.
The Hamas Propaganda War
Across the Arab world, the group is successfully selling its narrative of resistance.
Another Hospital in Gaza Is Bleeding
Doctors in southern Gaza are overwhelmed by the dead and the wounded—and by displaced Palestinians sleeping on the floor.
Bob Menendez and the Perils of Dealing with Autocrats
Egypt’s appearance in the senator’s corruption case is a reminder of the risks of alliances with authoritarians, who often try to manipulate our political process as they do at home.
The Next Targets for the Group That Overturned Roe
Alliance Defending Freedom has won fifteen Supreme Court cases. Now it wants religious exemptions to anti-discrimination laws—and is going after trans rights.
Is the F.B.I. Truly Biased Against Trump?
An agent turned whistle-blower claims that the Bureau was eager to investigate Hunter Biden—but protected Rudy Giuliani.
A Confession Exposes India’s Secret Hacking Industry
The country has developed a lucrative specialty: cyberattacks for hire.
Tunisia Arrests Its Most Prominent Opposition Leader
Rached Ghannouchi has been a voice for democracy in his nation and across the Muslim world.
The Dirty Secrets of a Smear Campaign
Rumors destroyed Hazim Nada’s company. Then hackers handed him terabytes of files exposing a covert campaign against him—and the culprit wasn’t a rival but an entire country.
The Police Folklore That Helped Kill Tyre Nichols
A 1992 study claims that officers who show weakness are more likely to be killed. Law-enforcement culture has never recovered.