Magazine - Features
The truth about anti-Semitism
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has presided over a stunning spike in anti-Semitic hate crimes in a city that has been at the heart of the…
January 28, 2020
Magazine
Then and Now: Great escapes
Just before New Year’s Day, Carlos Ghosn made a daring escape from Japan, where he had been detained awaiting trial for financial misconduct. After months of preparation,…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Trump collects wins on economy while Democrats focus on impeachment
AUSTIN, Texas — For 20 minutes, President Trump led a metaphorical victory lap in front of thousands of Texas farmers, detailing the benefits of the new United…
Foreign Policy
History didn’t start yesterday
In the early morning hours of Jan. 3, a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper shot a missile into a car carrying Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian general who had, for…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The beauty of war
When it comes to the presence of war in the American popular imagination, no conflict can match World War II. It’s easy to see why. There were…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Valley girl
When I finished high school, just in time for the 2009 recession, our national problem was finance. The tech industry didn’t seem to register. I knew one…
Energy and Environment
The climate proposal supported by many Republicans and Democrats is an iffy bet
Republicans and many Democrats have high hopes for small nuclear reactors as an answer to climate change, but the nascent technology faces daunting regulatory and economic obstacles.…
Magazine - Your Land
Cancel culture hits Cooperstown
In the history of baseball, 16 pitchers have retired with 3,000 or more strikeouts, and 14 of them are in the Hall of Fame. The other two…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
The return of the Pentagon briefing
Something remarkably unremarkable happened this month. The Pentagon held a briefing — a regular, routine, run-of-the-mill briefing, where reporters asked questions and a civilian spokesperson answered questions…
Economy
Trump has ground to make up on trade politics
President Trump’s twin trade policy victories may give him a boost with the voters he needs the most as he heads into the 2020 election with ground…