
Rafi Schwartz, The Week US
Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a major in religious studies, and a minor in integrated liberal studies.
Rafi lives in the Twin Cities, where he does not bike, run or take part in any team sports. He does, however, have a variety of interests, hobbies and passions.
Latest articles by Rafi Schwartz, The Week US
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Bill Cosby assault accuser awarded $59M by jury
Speed Read The jury found Cosby liable for a 1972 sexual assault
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Does the Iran war mark the beginning of a new era in battlefield AI?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Attacking Iran with advanced artificial intelligence across multiple battlefields offers a preview of a new generation of wide-scale automated war
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Why do the US and Israel seem to be fighting two different Iran wars?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Cooperation doesn’t necessarily mean unity when it comes to each nation’s end goals for the growing Middle East conflict
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Pentagon’s $200B Iran war request rattles Congress
Speed Read It comes as oil prices also rose above $119 per barrel
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Labor icon Huerta accuses César Chavez of sexual assault
Speed Read ‘I have kept this secret long enough,’ Huerta said
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Arizona charges Kalshi over ‘illegal gambling’
Speed Read The state accused the company of taking illegal bets on world events
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Cuba’s power grid fails as Trump lays claim to island
Speed Read The blackout left the island’s 11 million people in darkness
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Chile pivots back to the hard-right
IN THE SPOTLIGHT The inauguration of ultra-conservative president José Antonio Kast marks the South American nation’s sharpest right-wing turn since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship
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E-betting’s unstoppable force meets Utah’s immovable anti-gambling culture
TALKING POINT As Kalshi, Polymarket and other ‘prediction marketplaces’ spread to near ubiquity online, Utah’s historically conservative Mormon culture presents a unique challenge
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Dual attacks rattle Michigan synagogue, Old Dominion
Speed Read Both of the attackers were killed
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The major players in legacy media’s rightward shift
THE EXPLAINER As storied institutions across journalism and media pivot toward more MAGA-friendly offerings, these are the movers and shakers shifting what many of us read, hear and watch
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A running list of RFK Jr.'s controversies
In Depth The man atop the Department of Health and Human Services has had no shortage of scandals over the years
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Inquiry blames US for deadly strike on Iran school
Speed Read The attack killed at least 175 people, mostly children
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Strait of Hormuz mine threat roils Iran war, oil prices
Speed Read At least 16 mine layers were reportedly destroyed by US forces
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How has Iran been preparing for war?
Today’s Big Question As the Iran war enters its second week, Tehran turns to — and adjusts — longstanding plans to defend itself
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Failed NYC bombing inspired by ISIS, police say
Speed Read Homemade explosives were thrown outside the mayor’s mansion
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Iran names new leader as oil tops $100, deaths mount
speed read Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Why are the Gulf States a linchpin in Iran’s war strategy?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION While the thrust of the combat has been between American, Israeli and Iranian forces, Tehran has sought to leverage threats against its oil-producing neighbors to force the West’s hand
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Trump ousts Noem, taps Senate ally to lead DHS
Speed Read Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) was nominated as Noem’s replacement
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Is James Talarico’s Texas win a sign of a rising religious left?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The state’s latest Democratic senate hopeful has brought an overtly religious message to his progressive campaign. Will other Democrats take note?
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Kash Patel’s Iran agent firings are a catch-22 for the FBI director
TALKING POINTS Reports that Donald Trump’s handpicked FBI director oversaw the firing of multiple Iran experts at the agency highlight the professional tightrope Patel now finds himself walking
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House panel subpoenas Bondi over Epstein files
Speed Read The GOP-led panel is seeking answers on her handling of the investigation
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France deploys carrier in Iran war as Spain balks
speed read Conflict continues to spread in the Middle East
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Anthropic becomes the face of AI resistance in DOD feud
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Pete Hegseth pushed the artificial intelligence developer for expansive access to its potentially lethal creation. CEO Dario Amodei isn’t apologizing for pushing back.
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