Moving Target
Back in the years 2020 and 2021, years that are increasingly easy to categorize as “the past” rather than the ongoing present, I worked from home every day, and on…
Just What Kind of a Third-Party Candidate Is R.F.K. Jr.?
With six months to go until the election, it’s still too early to judge whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Democrat-turned-independent candidate for president, will prove to be more than…
Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, blindsided competitors, suppliers and his own employees this week by reversing course on his aggressive push to build electric vehicle chargers in the…
The Mayor Called Them Outside Agitators. Many of Them Beg to Differ.
One of the people arrested at Columbia University this week was a middle-aged saxophonist who headed up to the campus from his Hell’s Kitchen apartment after learning about the protests…
Politics Without Trump? His Youngest Fans Barely Remember It.
When Donald J. Trump held a rally in Rome, Ga., in March, his audience included a second-generation supporter and first-time rallygoer named Luke Harris. “My parents were always supporters of…
Grief Broke Marlon Wayans. Comedy Put Him Back Together.
It’s not easy to build a long and lucrative career by making comedy that some people might be tempted to call silly or sophomoric. If it were, more comedians would…
As Biden Makes His Case for Re-Election, the Cost of Insulin Takes Center Stage
Kaye Peterson, a 66-year-old retired librarian, is a direct beneficiary of one of President Biden’s proudest domestic policy achievements: lowering the cost of insulin for seniors. A longtime diabetic, Ms.…
Got an Idea for a Toy? Toymakers Want to Hear From You.
Near the end of 2022, Lucas Bolt, an environmental artist and Lego enthusiast in Amsterdam, was working on a design for a Lego set the company had crowdsourced to commemorate…
Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role.
The Russian Army is gradually expanding the role of women as it seeks to balance President Vladimir V. Putin’s promotion of traditional family roles with the need for new recruits…
Trump’s Scandals Captivate the Courtroom, but Case Hangs on Dry Details
Donald J. Trump is on trial for 34 felony counts of what could be the dullest sounding crime in New York’s penal code: falsifying business records. Yet, across nine witnesses…