Moonshot, citizenship in question, world at war
Weekend reads for April 4, 2026
Happy Saturday, Ink Readers!
This week saw the Supreme Court give Donald Trump his hearing (and a chilly reception) on birthright citizenship, American astronauts returned to (or around) the moon, and the war in Iran continued, as Trump struggled (visibly) to explain it. We’d forgive you if you missed out on everything else that’s going on, but it’s the weekend once again (and a long one, for Easter), and a perfect time to catch up. And we hope, as we do every Saturday, that you’ll read along with us. Among the great writing you’ll find in today’s edition of Weekend Reads:
Why did the Court even bother to hear Trump out on birthright citizenship?
Can anyone afford the writing life?
Why does returning to the moon give us such big feelings?
These days, can you still post through it?
What’s at stake in high-stakes war games?
What does a general strike look like — and can it work?
And silly music for serious times from Gelli Haha
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Citizenship fights back
Why is this stupid case even here in the first place? Trump’s arguments bear almost no relation to the law or how the law has been interpreted for over 100 years. Trump repeatedly lost this case in lower courts, meaning the Supreme Court didn’t even have to grant him a hearing. Why are we being dragged through this spectacle to fight the facially unconstitutional proposition that Trump can change the meaning of the Constitution through executive order? [The Nation]
