Feral Dogs on the Roof of the World
Although exact figures are hard to come by, some estimates suggest that 25,000 dogs roam freely around Ladakh. The dogs,...
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
A dozen rice farmers ate chili and munched on sandwiches on a recent afternoon at the Richvale Cafe, a lunch...
When the Democratic Door-Knocker Has Something Unscripted to Say
A chat with a political door-knocker is typically a pretty well-scripted affair. There’s an introduction, a reminder about the election...
One Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger
In early October, Hoda Abu al-Naja, age 12, landed in a hospital in Gaza because severe malnutrition was ravaging her...
Data Center Surge Reaches India as American Tech Giants Invest Billions
Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive, was striding across a stage in New Delhi, extolling his company’s $17.5 billion investment in...
As A.I. Companies Borrow Billions, Debt Investors Grow Wary
Investors in the A.I.-fueled stock market have largely shrugged off warnings about a tech bubble, an optimism that has pushed...
The Unpardonable Year in Presidential Pardons
President Trump took pardon abuse to a new level this year with a string of dubious clemencies that together present...
A Behind-the-Scenes Player of a Transformed Broadway Takes a Bow
By the 1980s, most of the drama that took place on West 42nd Street was the kind that theater-loving New...
What It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone
After years of a marriage that had little sex in it, Greg Carter had largely accepted that his wife no...
It Matters Who Owns the National Debt. And a Big Shift Is Occurring.
Many Americans have heard that they should worry about the staggering size of the national debt. For the first time...
Book Club: Read ‘The Hounding,’ by Xenobe Purvis, With the Book Review
Welcome to the Book Review Book Club! Every month, we select a book to discuss with our readers. Last month,...
Zelensky Says He’ll Meet With Trump in the ‘Near Future’
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said on Friday that he would meet soon with President Trump, as Ukraine and the...
7 Questions to Ask Yourself for a Happier New Year
At the end of every year, I like to reflect by asking myself a question. This year, I’m mulling one...
6 Comedy Specials to Get You Through the Holidays
Dave Chappelle, ‘The Unstoppable’ (Stream it on Netflix) Dave Chappelle has a theory about what went wrong with America. It...
Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger
It has been a gruesome year for those who see Donald Trump’s kakistocracy clearly. He returned to office newly emboldened,...
