Archive - Home & Away

New York State of Mind (July 31, 2025)

In a nod to summer, I was planning on sparing you all from having to read, and myself from having to write, Home & Away this week.

Jul 31 •

Consequential (July 24, 2025)

Welcome to Home & Away. We are six months into the second Trump administration. I continue to be struck by how much Trump dominates both Washington and…

Jul 24 •

Beach Reading for Wonks (July 16, 2025)

Welcome to Home & Away. This will be a somewhat truncated version of the newsletter as (Delta Airlines permitting) I am off to Detroit later today to…

Jul 16 •

Bullsh*t (July 10, 2025)

Welcome to Home & Away. Two weeks as well as this country’s 249th birthday have come and gone since I last wrote.

Jul 10 •

June 2025

BDA (June 27, 2025)

Welcome to Home & Away. Once again, the week was dominated by events in the Middle East, where the conflict among Iran, Israel, and the United States…

Jun 27 •

This is Gavin Newsom, This is Richard Haass

My conversation with the Gov of California on the Middle East, the state of the world, and the state of American democracy.

Jun 26 •

Convo with Katie c

A recording from Richard Haass's live video

Jun 22 •

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Israel, Iran, and Maybe U.S. War (June 19, 2025)

Welcome to Home & Away. Today, I will focus exclusively on the issue that has taken up almost all my time of late: the war between Israel and Iran—and…

Jun 19 •

Richard Haass and Tina Brown on the Middle East Crisis

A recording from Richard Haass and Tina Brown's live video on Wednesday, June 18

Jun 18 •

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Richard Haass and Katie Couric on Iran

A recording from Richard Haass and Katie Couric's live video from Friday, June 13

Jun 17 •

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On Strikes (June 13, 2025)

Welcome to Home & Away. Israel has attacked and reportedly killed senior Iranian military leaders as well as prominent figures in its nuclear program…

Jun 13 •

The End of the Affair (June 6, 2025)

Welcome to Home & Away. What a week. Elon Musk, the “Special Government Employee,” is no longer special, at least in the opinion of the occupant of the…

Jun 6 •

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