College freshmen who just arrived on campus have heard, from parents and politicians alike, that college exists mainly for the sake of work. Colleges themselves tout their graduates’ employment rates, […]

The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner mercenary chief, has set off intense speculation over the future of the world’s most dangerous private army. In reality, the departure of the […]

By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Over the last few weeks Sohrab Ahmari, well known as a leading intellectual exponent of a combative Trumpian conservatism, has been making the rounds explaining […]

New Yorkers above a certain age remember the old Times Square. If you created a list of words to describe it, “depraved” would be near the top. Peep shows, adult […]

By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist Recently Dr. Peter Hotez, a leading vaccine scientist and a frequent target of anti-vaxxer harassment, expressed some puzzlement in a post on X, formerly Twitter. […]

By David Brooks Opinion Columnist I have a bunch of friends and acquaintances who are Never Trump, maybe-Trump or kind-of-Trump Republicans. They’ve been looking around for the candidate they can […]

By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist James J. Jordan was a Mad man — a copywriter who devised advertising catchphrases that were annoying but memorable, including “I’d rather fight than switch” […]

Americans are among the least healthy people in the rich world, and among the most likely to die early. Patients often suffer needlessly from diabetes, resulting in persistent wounds on […]

It wasn’t even really a wildfire. By the time the flames passed through Lahaina, Hawaii — burning a legendary 150-year-old Banyan tree and throwing embers so far forward that when […]

By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist On Sept. 12, Israel’s Supreme Court will consider whether the judicial power grab by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is legal. Netanyahu has repeatedly refused […]