Voters Had Their Say. Partisans Ignored Them.
Democracy has been tested this year by divisive voting and election administration laws in states like Georgia and Texas. But those are not the …
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Hollywood’s Recovery, Live Events in the Covid Era and Microsoft
Will the premiere of the 25th James Bond movie, “No Time to Die” — delayed since last year because of the Covid pandemic — result in big ticket …
Your Wednesday Briefing
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the Senate Banking Committee hearing today.Credit…Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesYellen warns of …
Biden Is Taking a Page Out of Trump’s Immigration Playbook
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Last week, as images emerged from …
Do Democrats Have the Courage of Liz Cheney?
A few months ago I had the chance to have a long conversation with Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney. While we disagreed on many policy issues, I …
What’s Missing from the Conversation about Systemic Racism
“He thinks there’s no systemic racism.” No, it’s just that I think we overstate its role in American society today. “But what about redlining …
How the Huawei Case Raised Fears of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ by China
WASHINGTON — The talks between the Justice Department and a top executive from Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, had stretched over …
Think of Mitch McConnell as a New Jersey Shark
Yesterday every single Republican senator voted to shut down the U.S. government and provoke a global financial crisis. Of course, they claimed …
How to Save New York City’s Cabdrivers
New York City has an opportunity to solve a debt crisis that has devastated a central institution in the lives of many New Yorkers: yellow cabs …
The World’s Deadliest Bird Was Raised by People 18,000 Years Ago
The southern cassowary is often called the world’s most dangerous bird. While shy and secretive in the forests of its native New Guinea and …