Welcome back to The Conversation, Newsweek’s weekly round up of reader comments. The World Cup officially kicked off with a dramatic first game between Mexico and South Africa—but that wasn’t enough ...

Welcome back to The Conversation, where Newsweek highlights reader comments on some of the week’s biggest stories. This week, readers debated the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off June 11.

From the left to the right, we’ve been moving along a spectrum of extremes, and it’s not just political. Merriam-Webster selected “polarization” as its 2024 Word of the Year, and it’s no surprise why.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. In an increasingly polarized world, leaders who deploy three principles in challenging ...