Opinion | Every American City Needs a Richard Ravitch
Barely two months before his death in June, at 89, Richard Ravitch, the real-estate developer turned public servant, was doing the same thing he had done regularly for more than…
Opinion | Ron DeSantis Wants to Tell the Future by Controlling the Past
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida was, along with his state’s Board of Education, embroiled in a controversy over a new curriculum for student instruction in African American history.…
They Tried to Rally South America Behind Ukraine. They Nearly Got Killed.
Héctor Abad Faciolince grew up in what had been one of the most violent cities on earth. Since Colombia won its independence more than 200 years ago, it has weathered…
Unhappy With Right-Wing Leaders, Some Israelis Hatch Escape Plans
Naama Levin and her partner had always dreamed about taking a break from Israel and going on an extended vacation abroad. But they did not start making concrete plans until…
Opinion | The Coming Biden Impeachment Farce
Let’s recall why Trump tried to essentially extort Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The ex-president wanted Zelensky’s help creating the false impression that a bribery scheme led Biden, as vice president,…
He Held Up a Bank to Get His Own Money
By the time Walid al-Hajjar stormed his bank armed with a jug of gasoline, four lighters and a willingness to set himself on fire, his wife’s bone cancer was too…
Opinion | Let the Tragedy in My Homeland Be a Lesson
For those who have never been through something like this, our tragedy is probably difficult to imagine. A decade ago, I couldn’t have imagined it myself. When catastrophe came for…
Biden to Overhaul Military Justice Code, Seeking to Curb Sexual Assault
President Biden is set to give final approval on Friday to the biggest reshaping in generations of the country’s Uniform Code of Military Justice, stripping commanders of their authority over…
Wall St. Pessimists Are Getting Used to Being Wrong
Beaten as they might be by the stock market’s rally, worriers on Wall Street still question how long it can last. Their numbers are shrinking, though. After starting the year…
Judge Rejects Hong Kong’s Bid to Ban Pro-Democracy Song From Internet
The Hong Kong authorities suffered a surprising setback on Friday when a judge denied their request to ban a popular pro-democracy song from the internet. The government was seeking an…