Opinion | Student Protest Is an Essential Part of Education
Anyone who was at Columbia University in the spring of 1968 cannot help but see a reprise of those stormy, fateful and thrilling days in what is happening on the…
With Abortion and the Border, Arizona Becomes a 2024 Political Hothouse
To see the battle lines over Arizona’s political future, head to a patch of dirt along the Carefree Highway on the edge of Phoenix, where the state’s big ambitions and…
How ‘History and Tradition’ Rulings Are Changing American Law
In November 2022, a group of L.G.B.T.Q. students at West Texas A&M University started planning a drag show for the following spring. They wanted to raise money for suicide prevention…
Florida Abortion Ban to Take Effect, Cutting Off Major Access Point
Florida has long played a significant role in the American abortion landscape, with dozens of clinics providing the procedure to tens of thousands of residents a year while also taking…
How Supplement Stores Are Trying to Tap Into the Ozempic Boom
As diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy took off in the last few years, many people turned away from established diet and nutrition products. Now, two retailers that…
Opinion | Some Concrete Reasons Not to Be Totally Panicked
Gail Collins: Bret, I have a feeling we’re going to be spending a good amount of time talking about the adventures of Donald Trump. Bret: By “adventures,” you mean “affairs.”…
They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They?
In the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, the northern spotted owl, a rare and fragile subspecies of spotted owl, is being muscled out of its limited habitat by the…
9 Places to See the Summer Olympics Without Setting Foot in Paris
For sports fans, Paris will be the center of the universe this summer — and with 15 million Olympic and Paralympic visitors expected, it will feel like it, with crowds…
In a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an Economic Lifeline
A modern grocery store whose shelves are packed with everything from pasta to wine fills a spot in central Havana once occupied by a drab state-owned flower shop, its ceilings…
Consumer Boycotts Can Inflict More Pain on Israel-Backing Companies than Divestiture | naked capitalism
A Financial Times story, in combination with a new post by Barnand economics professor Rajiv Sethi on student demands at Columbia regarding its investments in Israel-supporting companies, illustrate why investor…