My Son Is Not Alone. Millions of Young People Commit His Crime.
CAIRO — Standing outside the Tora prison complex, where my son is held, a mother asks me: What’s your son in for? “Politics,” I say. She looks …
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Freedom’s Just Another Word for … What Exactly?
It is among the ironies of American history that both the opponents and the defenders of hierarchy cast their views, and their struggles, in …
‘Time We Can’t Get Back’: Stolen at Birth, Chilean Adoptees Uncover Their Past
Growing up in Minnesota, Tyler Graf knew almost nothing about his birth mother. And what little he knew, he said, stung. His adoption papers …
Inflation Keeps Getting Worse. But Can the Fed Really Rein It In?
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In a much-anticipated meeting on …
Who’s Behind Web3?
If you haven’t been drawn into the growing hype over Web3, where have you been? I kid. It’s mostly just people arguing about what it is exactly …
Britain’s Conservatives Lose ‘Safe’ Seat, Dealing Blow to Boris Johnson
LONDON — Britain’s Conservative Party on Friday crashed to an election defeat in a district it had represented for more than a century, dealing a …
Seeing 2021 Out With a Pop, a Pour and a Fizz
Bubbles go with year’s end as surely as Thanksgiving and turkey, and Valentine’s Day and chocolates. It’s a tradition and an expectation. But why …
Biden’s Stand on Ukraine Is a Wider Test of U.S. Credibility Abroad
WASHINGTON — The American president had issued a stern warning to Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin: Keep your troops out of Ukraine, or face …
Is Our Homelessness Crisis Really a Drug Problem?
Over the course of writing this newsletter,I’ve received quite a bit of feedback from you, the readers. I want to thank you for your thoughtful …
Anne Rice’s Final Interview: ‘I Am Known to Be Passionate’
Shortly before the stroke that killed her, the author of the Vampire Chronicles and many other books — including the forthcoming “Ramses the …