Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University. He graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in international studies and performance studies and served in the Peace Corps in Honduras.
Peter has lived in Italy and all major quadrants of the continental U.S. and currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he plays bass and rhythm cello in a garage band.
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How solar and wind energy are saving Texans from a record heatwave
In Depth The same sun that is scorching Texas is keeping the air conditioning running, no matter what certain Lone Star legislators say
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Scientists find evidence of gravitational waves warping space-time throughout the cosmos
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Top Russian general knew about Wagner's mutiny beforehand, U.S. intelligence assesses
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Pope Francis investigates Texas bishop, accepts early resignation of embattled Tennessee prelate
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Putin and Prigozhin offer rival explanations for Wagner's brief rebellion
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How will Wagner's short-lived mutiny affect the Ukraine invasion?
Today's Big Question Yevgeny Prigozhin's 24-hour rebellion against Moscow is over for now, but its aftershocks may just be starting
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How Tesla's direct sales model is roiling the car dealership industry
In Depth In the extremely lucrative car dealership industry, Tesla is a 4-letter word
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Humans pushed the Earth into a new geological epoch in the 1950s, Canadian lake samples suggest
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Russia reportedly tried to assassinate a high-value CIA asset in Miami
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Southern Baptists expel Saddleback, 2nd church over female pastors, approve further clampdown
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Mexico's Modelo dethrones Bud Light as top-selling U.S. beer
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3 extraordinary ways Trump could avoid punishment in Mar-a-Lago documents case
Under the Radar The former president faces real legal peril in the DOJ's classified documents case, but he may once again get lucky
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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving prime minister, is dead at 86
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How to buy a historic lighthouse from the U.S. government
In Depth Lighthouses have kept mariners shipwreck-free for generations — but they are also prime waterfront property
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Ukraine claims several modest advances, loses several tanks in nascent counteroffensive
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How Ukraine's counteroffensive could reshape Russia's war
In Depth What we know about the potentially crucial move
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Ukraine says Kahkovka dam destruction won't derail counteroffensive
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Ukraine blames Russia for destroying major hydroelectric dam 'in panic' as counteroffensive starts
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Why is Saudi Arabia going it alone on costly oil cuts?
Today's Big Question The unilateral production cuts could hurt its finances while raising gas prices for drivers and OPEC
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Orlando's Gay Days draws LGBTQ crowds to Disney World amid DeSantis anti-LGBTQ push
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How all of Uganda may suffer from its 'tragic' anti-homosexuality law
feature The East African country enacted one of the world's harshest laws against homosexuality. The effects will be far-reaching.
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Putin blames Kyiv for 'terrorist' drone attack as his Ukraine war comes home to Moscow
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Why are so many seniors homeless in America?
Today's Big Question People over 60 are quickly becoming the largest share of America's unhoused population
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Will the IRS's free online tax filing program kill H&R Block and TurboTax?
Today's Big Question The $14 billion tax-preparation industry is not amused
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