Opinion | There’s No Sense of Shame at the Supreme Court
An earlier generation of Supreme Court justices seemed to possess the capacity for shame. In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas resigned his seat for accepting a $20,000 consulting fee (which he…
Opinion | For Kendrick and Drake, Family Matters
May 13, 2024, 3:50 p.m. ET May 13, 2024, 3:50 p.m. ET Clockwise from top left, Justice Juan Merchan, Donald Trump, the prosecutor Susan Hoffinger and Michael Cohen.Credit…Josh Cochran When…
Opinion | Biden’s Get-Tough-on-China Tariffs May Backfire
The tide of globalization is receding, at least from American shores. Two successive presidents have come down firmly on the side of tariffs rather than trade agreements as the preferred…
Opinion | Two Weeks Inside Gaza’s Ruined Hospitals
In the Opinion video above, Dr. Samer Attar, an American surgeon from Chicago, shows us the unfathomable brutality of the war in Gaza. He was a member of the first…
How Free School Meals Went Mainstream
Kurt Marthaller, who oversees school food programs in Butte, Mont., faces many cafeteria-related challenges: children skipping the lunch line because they fear being judged, parents fuming about surprise bills they…
This Man Did Not Invent Bitcoin
For much of its existence, the cryptocurrency company nChain was governed by a golden rule of office politics: It was not a good idea to challenge Craig Steven Wright, the…
Their Palm Springs Neighborhood Burned More Than 50 Years Ago. They Want Compensation.
The billboards rise above the desert valley, introducing millions of visitors to what was an almost forgotten chapter in Palm Springs history. “Know before you go. Palm Springs Section 14,”…
Iran Begins Funeral Events for President Raisi
Funeral events for Iran’s president and foreign minister began in northwestern Iran on Tuesday as investigators looked into the helicopter crash that killed them and the country grappled with the…
Trump’s Lawyers Are Expected to Rest Their Case on Tuesday
The 12 jurors who will decide the guilt or innocence of Donald J. Trump in the first criminal trial of an American president could be deliberating his fate next week…
After Anti-Israel Speeches, a Law School Curtails Graduation Traditions
For the past two years, commencement speakers at the City University of New York School of Law have made support for Palestinians and opposition to Israel a focus of their…