Opinion | April Fools’ Day Is Coming to a Political System Near You
Gail Collins: Hey, Bret, we just hit April Fools’ Day. Did you have any political nominees? Bret Stephens: Leaving aside anyone buying a Trump Bible for $60, my nominee is…
What the Bridge Meant to Baltimore
Blue-collar workers crossed it. Families went crabbing around it. Teenagers celebrated new driver’s licenses by traversing it. And couples were known to get engaged near it. Completed in 1977, the…
‘Plan Ahead’: Baltimore Traffic Reporter on Congestion After Bridge Collapse
When the Francis Scott Key Bridge was built in the 1970s, it was intended to relieve congestion from the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel. Forty-seven years later, some of that traffic will…
Did Prosecutors’ Sex Shaming Help Send Brenda Andrew to Death Row?
During his closing argument in the 2004 murder trial of Brenda Andrew in Oklahoma, a prosecutor dangled her thong underwear before the jury. She had packed the undergarment for a…
Opinion | Why Conservatives Are Trying to Force a TikTok Sale
Last month, the House passed a bill that would require TikTok’s parent company to sell its U.S. business to a company without ties to the Chinese government, or face a…
How the Renovation of a House Rocked a Famous Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church is one of the oldest Black churches in America, and certainly one of the most storied. As a college student at Columbia University, Barack Obama often lingered…
Opinion | Why the Two-State Solution Isn’t a Solution at All
After 176 days, Israel’s assault on Gaza has not stopped, and has expanded into what Human Rights Watch has declared to be a policy of starvation as a weapon of…
Opinion | Why Civil Cases Against Donald Trump Can Pack a Punch
For months now, the country has been riveted by the four criminal cases against Donald Trump: the New York state case involving hush-money payments to an adult film star, the…
The Church of Trump: How He’s Infusing Christianity Into His Movement
Long known for his improvised and volatile stage performances, former President Donald J. Trump now tends to finish his rallies on a solemn note. Soft, reflective music fills the venue…
Book Review: Confronting the Slow Calamity of Climate Migration | naked capitalism
By Ramin Skibba, an astrophysicist turned science writer and freelance journalist who is based in the Bay Area. He has written for WIRED, The Atlantic, Slate, Scientific American, and Nature,…