Opinion | Sandra Day O’Connor Broke Two Barriers. The Other Was in Her Marriage.
In the wake of Sandra Day O’Connor’s passing, I saw a photo of her with my father, Ronald Reagan, after he had nominated her to be the first woman on…
Got Climate Angst? At the U.N. Summit, There’s a Quiet, Spiritual Place.
Among the hubs for climate scientists, activists and fossil fuel lobbyists at the United Nations climate summit is a new addition this year: a place to pray. The first-ever Faith…
Renewable Energy Could Be a Casualty in the War on Inflation. Here’s Why.
A global campaign to tame inflation is hurting the fight against climate change by steering developing countries away from renewable energy, raising anxieties among the officials gathered at the United…
Math Scores Dropped Globally, but the U.S. Still Trails Other Countries
The math performance of U.S. teenagers has sharply declined since 2018, with scores lower than 20 years ago, and with American students continuing to trail global competitors, according to the…
On the Ground in Wars and Disasters, the U.N. Plays a Vital Role
As conflicts rage in Ukraine and the Middle East, the picture offered to the world by the United Nations in New York is often one of division and paralysis. But…
Best Comedy of 2023
What would suicide by bat look like? Only a comedian would think long and hard on the subject. In “From Bleak to Dark” (Max), Marc Maron imagines it as pitiful,…
Retirement Without a Net: The Plight of America’s Aging Farmworkers
Esperanza Sanchez spends eight hours a day, Sunday to Friday, crouched down to the ground, trimming and picking leafy greens and packing them into boxes. She pauses only if a…
Off Broadway, a Vital Part of New York Theater, Feels the Squeeze
New York’s nonprofit Signature Theater has three modern performance spaces designed by the starchitect Frank Gehry, a long history of cultivating and championing major playwrights like Edward Albee and Lynn…
Opinion | My Front-Row Seat to a Geopolitical Dance
I was born in Taiwan, grew up in the United States, worked extensively in China and now live in Taipei. This mix of experiences has given me a front-row seat…
China’s Rising Debt Spurs Moody’s to Lower Credit Outlook
In another blow to China’s economy, the credit ratings agency Moody’s said Tuesday that it had issued a negative outlook for the Chinese government’s financial health. Moody’s expressed concern at…