Opinion | Death and the City
“Some have hypothesized that the rise in homicide rates is specifically a result of the June 2020 protests,” Chalfin and MacDonald wrote, but “theories about the role of the protests…
Opinion | How to Use the Debt Ceiling to Inflict Cruelty on the Poor
Seen from outside Washington, the debt ceiling battle might seem like an abstract argument between the political parties over federal spending and deficits. But for millions of low-income Americans who…
Opinion | The Courts Should Be More Political, Not Less
The North Carolina gerrymandering decision made that scandal impossible to ignore: What else but rank partisan allegiance could account for such an abrupt switch on a question that determined political…
The Speaker Gets His Chance to Go Toe-to-Toe With the President
Speaker Kevin McCarthy got what he wanted out of Tuesday’s debt limit talks at the White House — the chance to go one-on-one against President Biden. The speaker, who believes…
As China Looms Over Taiwan’s Presidential Race, the Opposition Picks a Moderate
Once a dominant political force, Taiwan’s main opposition party lost the last two presidential elections in large part because it has promoted closer ties with China. Now, faced with voters…
Johannesburg, Where Mayors Last Just Months, or Even Only Weeks
NOW HIRING: A mayor of Johannesburg. DUTIES: Managing fickle governing partners. Dodging insults from opposition parties. And cleaning up piles of garbage. LENGTH OF TERM: Likely very short. This was…
Drug Shortages Near an All-Time High, Leading to Rationing
Thousands of patients are facing delays in getting treatments for cancer and other life-threatening diseases, with drug shortages in the United States approaching record levels. Hospitals are scouring shelves for…
Burning Man Becomes Latest Adversary in Geothermal Feud
One of the darkest towns in America lies roughly 100 miles north of Reno, where the lights are few and rarely lit until one week each summer when pyrotechnics and…
After Years of Political Hype, the Durham Inquiry Failed to Deliver
The limping conclusion to John H. Durham’s four-year investigation of the Russia inquiry underscores a recurring dilemma in American government: how to shield sensitive law enforcement investigations from politics without…
Biden Abruptly Cuts Short an Asia-Pacific Visit, to China’s Benefit
It was meant to be a moment for the history books — the first time a U.S. president visited a Pacific Island country. Papua New Guinea, the host nation, scrambled…