| This is a bittersweet moment for Iranians, writes Sohrab Ahmari. Read his essay on the obsession that has held Iran back for a half-century. The White House wanted an ICE spectacle. Kate Andrews explains how that backfired. Another Homeland Security effort threatens to empty U.S. stadium seats — just in time for this year’s World Cup. From frigid Kyiv, David Ignatius reports on a high-tech plan to keep Russia at bay. And at Davos, he interviewed Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Has AI ended the era of “seeing is believing”? A photographer explores what comes next. Plus: The mirage of an affordability crisis. A near-monopoly over legal education. Trump’s flirtation with price controls. A practical way to lower housing prices. Remember DOGE? | 
