Opinion | In Politics, There Are Worse Things Than Wishful Thinking
Bret Stephens: Gail, my attention these past few weeks has been devoted almost entirely to outrages and tragedies in the Middle East. But I couldn’t help smiling for a second…
Opinion | Maybe This Is Why Donald Trump Is Afraid to Debate Nikki Haley
Ms. Haley seemed to know she’d gain more by shutting down a male jerk with humor than letting the moment go. A bit later, too, when Mr. Ramaswamy brought up…
What It Means to Be a Texan Is Changing in Surprising Ways
Silhouetted against the predawn light of the West Texas sky, a group of oil field workers got ready for the tough job ahead on a September day — cleaning up…
With Diana’s Death, ‘The Crown’ Enters Its Most Evocative Era
The images are joltingly familiar, even after all these years. In one, reproduced with eerie accuracy in the new season of “The Crown,” Diana, the Princess of Wales sits on…
Polluting Industries Say the Cost of Cleaner Air Is Too High
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is about to announce new regulations governing soot — the particles that trucks, farms, factories, wildfires, power plants and dusty roads generate. By law, the…
Opinion | Financial Fraudsters Have Escaped Justice for Far Too Long
Under the Biden administration, Mr. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco have made several overlapping efforts in this area. Among other things, they have tried to redouble the Justice…
Opinion | This Photograph Demands an Answer
If you don’t look too closely you might think the photograph is a dimly lit snapshot from a slumber party or a family camping trip. Six small children lie in…
Can’t Think, Can’t Remember: More Americans Say They’re in a Cognitive Fog
There are more Americans who say they have serious cognitive problems — with remembering, concentrating or making decisions — than at any time in the last 15 years, data from…
US Health Care Strip-Mined for Profit: Primary Care Physicians Becoming Scarce, Poorly Trained Nurse Practitioners Run Wild | naked capitalism
If you were to read the popular press, you’d come away with the impression that a shortage of primary care physicians was a looming issue, as opposed to an emerging…
‘A Monster’: Super Meth and Other Drugs Push Crisis Beyond Opioids
Dr. Nic Helmstetter crab-walked down a steep, rain-slicked trail into a grove of maple and cottonwood trees to his destination: a dozen tents in a clearing by the Kalamazoo River,…