The Economic Case for Goldilocks
For the U.S. economy, 2021 was both the best of times and the worst of times — well, maybe not that bad, but still. The good news: Unemployment …
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Why Democrats Are So Bad at Defending Democracy
When it comes to elections, the Republican Party operates within a carapace of lies. So we rely on the Democrats to preserve our system of …
Are We Really Facing a Second Civil War?
Barbara F. Walter, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego, has interviewed many people who’ve lived through civil wars …
A Supreme Court Ruling Against Vaccine Mandates Could Be Disastrous for Public Health
On Friday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about two of the Biden administration’s emergency Covid-19 regulations, including a vaccine …
Let Marjorie Taylor Greene Keep Her Social Media Accounts
This past weekend, when Twitter permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican of Georgia, her …
Google Infringed on Speaker Technology Owned by Sonos, Trade Court Rules
OAKLAND, Calif. — Google infringed on audio technology patents held by the speaker manufacturer Sonos and it is not allowed to import products …
Lawsuit says Meta shares blame in the killing of a federal guard.
Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, has been sued over the 2020 killing of a federal security guard, a move that aims to challenge a …
Jan. 6 and America’s Broken Spirit
“Things feel broken.” Those weren’t the first three words in a recent article in The Times by Sarah Lyall about our pandemic-frazzled nerves …
Here’s When We Expect Omicron to Peak
The Omicron variant is spreading widely and infecting large numbers of people, including the vaccinated and those previously infected with the …
Christian Nationalism Is One of Trump’s Most Powerful Weapons
This article is part of a collection on the events of Jan. 6, one year later. Read more in a note from Times Opinion’s politics editor Ezekiel …