For 90 Minutes, I Watched an Execution Go Horribly Awry
Last month, I walked into Riverbend Maximum Security Institution to watch the State of Tennessee kill my client, Tony Carruthers....
Don’t Be Fooled. Trump’s Sweating the Midterms
Ever the performer, President Trump has lately been putting on a show of indifference. The congressional elections on Tuesday, Nov....
How Lebanon’s Best Chance to Disarm Hezbollah Failed
Early this year, Lebanon’s leaders seemed to be edging toward one of their most elusive goals: disarming Hezbollah, the powerful...
These Are the House Districts to Watch in New York This Primary Season
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is fighting to expand democratic socialists’ ranks in Congress. Two influential congressmen are suddenly on the ropes....
Bernie Sanders: A.I. Belongs to the People, Not to Billionaires
Artificial intelligence will almost certainly be the most transformational technology in the history of the world. It will profoundly affect...
Are Texans Ready for Talarico’s Kind of Christianity?
On a recent Sunday morning at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, Jim Rigby asked his congregation to share...
A Paralympic Champion and an Eagle Scout Give Democrats Hope in Deep-Red Iowa
He got out of his wheelchair and onto his butt and lugged his legs and his chair up a pair...
The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health
In a CBS News interview last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, offered a little parable about American...
This Summer Travel Season Will Be a Nightmare
Where are you going on vacation this summer? A durable peace agreement might emerge in the Middle East soon, but...
Like Father, Like Son: Mark and Joaquin Consuelos Tackle Broadway
Late last year, a few months after graduating from the University of Michigan, Joaquin Consuelos got a call from his...
Inside the Mind of the ‘Man Who Read Everything’
THE MAN WHO READ EVERYTHING: The Literary Letters of Harold Bloom, edited by Heather Cass White Many writers who become...
How California Redistricting Shrunk the Competitive Map
Back in 2010, California created something many good government advocates had encouraged and many political incumbents feared: a nonpartisan redistricting...
N.Y.C. Children May Get Up to $3,000 From City for College Accounts
Kindergartners in New York City could receive as much as $3,000 toward their college education from the city under a...
Ex-F.B.I. Officials Form New Group for Embattled Employees
Former F.B.I. officials are starting a group to help embattled bureau employees grapple with the Trump administration’s rapid efforts to...
Prized by ‘MAHA’ Influencers and Chefs Alike, Craft Flour Is on the Rise
On a recent Friday morning, Diljān, a tiny Afghan bakery in tony Brooklyn Heights, was even more crowded than usual....
