Opinion | What Kash Patel Could Do to the F.B.I.
It goes almost without saying that Kash Patel, whom Donald Trump picked over the weekend to lead the F.B.I., is supremely unqualified to direct the nation’s premier federal law enforcement…
Top U.N. Envoy Says Gaza War Followed Years of Weak Diplomacy
In September last year, the top United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process left a meeting with Hamas leaders in Gaza thinking that he had helped avert a…
It Can’t Be Assumed That Higher Turnout Would Have Helped Harris
If you’ve been reading post-election coverage, you’ve probably seen one of the big takeaways from the returns so far: In counties across the country, Kamala Harris won many fewer votes…
Opinion | Five Opinion Writers on What Biden Should Do in His Final Days as President
President Biden has about six weeks left in office, and with Republicans set to control both houses of Congress and the presidency next year, his final acts may be more…
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Tennessee’s Ban on Transgender Care
A little more than four years ago, the Supreme Court delivered a surprise victory to L.G.B.T.Q. communities. Rejecting the position of the Trump administration, the court ruled by a lopsided…
The Revolutionary Sound at the Heart of ‘The Nutcracker’
And in the 20th century, the celesta began to appear on Top 40 charts. It has been woven into songs by Kate Bush and Björk, Paul McCartney and Pink Floyd.…
An Indigenous Group in Quebec Tries to Keep the Caribou Alive
The caribou emerged from the spruce trees in the distance, unmistakable with its creamy white neck and huge antlers. Behind it, the autumn sun was setting on a low mountain…
America’s Hidden Racial Divide: A Mysterious Gap in Psychosis Rates
Studies suggesting a link between minority or outsider status and psychosis run back about a century. A 1932 study looked at hospital admissions for psychosis in Minnesota. It found that…
Airbnb ‘Gladiator’ Experience at the Colosseum Prompts Outcry in Rome
It has probably been centuries since Romans have been so feverish about happenings at the Colosseum, and it is not because of the recent release of the Ridley Scott “Gladiator”…
The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
The New York Times’s classical music and opera critics see and hear much more than they review. Here is what hooked them during the past month. Leave your own favorites…