Why Is Murder Spiking? And Can Cities Address It Without Police?
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ In 2020 the United States experienced a nearly 30 percent rise in homicides from 2019. That’s the single …
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No, Putin Isn’t Trying to Bring Down the West
MOSCOW — If you looked at Russia’s behavior in recent months, you’d think the country’s leaders were out to disrupt the West. In September, the …
The Problem of Political Despair
On Friday morning, after a night of insomnia fueled by worries about raising children in a collapsing society, I opened my eyes, started reading …
As virus cases rise in Europe, an economic toll returns.
Europe’s already fragile economic recovery is at risk of being undermined by a fourth wave of coronavirus infections now spreading on the …
Europe’s death toll from Covid will exceed 2 million by spring, the W.H.O. says.
Europe’s death toll from Covid will exceed two million people by next spring, the World Health Organization projected on Tuesday, adding that the …
Elizabeth Holmes Hones Her Defense in Day 2 of Testimony
SAN JOSE, Calif. — After weathering months of accusations that she lied to get money for her blood testing start-up, Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes …
The Novel that Riveted France During Lockdown Arrives in the U.S.
PARIS — An Air France flight from Paris to New York lands on March 10, 2021, after passing through a terrifying storm. One hundred and six days …
The U.S. asks an appeals court to unblock Biden’s vaccine mandate for large companies.
The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to let the government proceed with a federal mandate that all large employers require …
Cha Kee Is a Beacon in Chinatown’s Revival
All good New Yorkers know that Lower Manhattan would lose a piece of its identity if Chinese businesses disappeared from Chinatown. In Little …
Imagine Not Living in Big Tech’s World
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns. I want to flash back to the rise and fall of a once popular …