A Scientist’s Guide to Understanding Omicron
Over the coming days and weeks, scientists from around the world will be sharing early information about the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 …
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Pandemic Puppy Owners, We Need to Talk
When a friend of mine called recently to announce that he and his family had welcomed a puppy into their home, I didn’t exactly gush with …
Why Do We Ignore How the Other Half Lives?
I want to begin this week’s newsletter with several facts. The most-watched television series in America from last fall to this spring was Sunday …
If the U.S. Is Serious About China Competition, It Needs Indonesia
When President Biden met his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, last month in Glasgow, he praised Indonesia’s “essential” leadership in the …
Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came for It.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was about to name names. Before being assassinated in July, he had been working on a list of …
Le président haïtien dressait une liste de narco-trafiquants. Ses tueurs l’ont saisie.
The New York Times traduit une sélection de ses meilleurs articles pour un lectorat francophone. Retrouvez-les ici. PORT-AU-PRINCE — Jovenel …
California official says she was stalked by members of an anti-vaccine group.
The president of California’s medical board was “followed and confronted” in a dark parking garage in the city of Walnut Creek by a group that …
Why Hospitalizations Are Now a Better Indicator of Covid’s Impact
The world has a new Covid variant, Omicron, that’s expected to drive up cases if it becomes the dominant strain in the coming months. Much …
What the New Right Sees
The younger American right isn’t like the conservatism of 20 years ago — it’s more reactionary and radical all at once, more pessimistic and …
I Have a Handle on History. The Future Is a Different Story.
Recently, on Twitter, the political scientist Lee Drutman issued a challenge to his followers and readers. “I’m all for envisioning doomsday …