This Is No Way to Rule a Country
Albania is the first country to take a real step toward “algocracy”: government by algorithm. In September its prime minister...
Why Screaming Is All the Rage
The last person to speak at the protest was a young woman. She said she was a health care worker...
Trump Is Said to Propose a Plan That Would Open California Waters to Drilling
The Trump administration plans to propose new oil and gas drilling off the California coast for the first time in...
If Only More Americans Could See This Place
Eighty-one years ago this week, men from the advancing U.S. Army stood in a rain-soaked farm field in Margraten, the...
Accused of Desecration, a Doctor Faces the End of His Life’s Work
One day in March 2015, surveillance cameras at a thousand-year-old Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Tokyo captured a man...
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown
The government shutdown is already the longest in American history. But it’s also perhaps the most punishing, in part because...
Iraqis Are Voting for a New Parliament. Here’s What to Know.
Iraqis are choosing a new Parliament on Tuesday in an election being closely watched by Washington, which has been pressing...
Airline Problems Will Linger Even if Government Shutdown Ends
The federal government shutdown could soon come to an end. But that will not immediately fix the problems afflicting air...
Halt in Fees on Chinese Vessels Endangers U.S. Shipbuilding Efforts
The United States and China called off a fight over commercial shipping on Monday, but the truce could weaken Washington’s...
The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’
The most stressful part of the trip for Sunny Brous came when she had to part with her wheelchair so...
Pakistan ‘in a State of War’ After Explosion Kills 12 in Capital
At least 12 people were killed and 27 others wounded on Tuesday in an attack on Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, according...
