Why Play With Political Maps When You Can Do This Instead?
The 2026 election cycle has seen heated redistricting battles — fought through legislatures, referendums and courts — as both parties...
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What We’re Watching For on Election Night
With just days to go until the midterms, the Opinion contributor Robert Siegel joins the contributing writer E.J. Dionne Jr....
Why We Like to Be Scared
In a moment marked by economic anxiety, concerns over artificial intelligence, and geopolitical instability, frightening fiction is thriving. From the...
There’s a Completely New Type of Whisky. It’s French and Made in Concrete Eggs
The vines on Bordeaux’s Right Bank next to the Dordogne were first planted by Roman troops and settlers in the...
Democrats Are the Populist Party Now
In the waning days of the midterm election campaign, Republicans have finally stumbled on a closing message: defending the honor...
Will Melania Trump save Ukraine?
In the last month or so, President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again relationship with Ukraine — which has ranged from kicking Ukrainian...
Could These Democrats Destroy MAHA?
“My name is Dr. Annie Andrews, and for almost two decades, I’ve been a pediatrician in South Carolina. Parents trust...
I’ve loved Halloween since I moved from France to the US. The creativity is my favorite part, so my 9-year-old makes her own costume.
The author's daughter makes her own Halloween costumes. Courtesy of Virginie RomaryI discovered Halloween when I moved to the US.I...
Can a Corporate Chain Be a Great Black Hair Salon?
Some of Sophia Ederaine’s fondest childhood memories are of the time she spent at the hair salon with her mother,...
Investor Says We’re Rapidly Approaching the Point At Which Economic Systems Collapse Under the Weight of AI
At this point, the parade of doomsayers warning of the collapse of the AI bubble is almost endless. Renowned financial...
As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines
Whenever Norm Eisen, a leader of the legal resistance against President Trump, wanted to try to hold Mr. Trump accountable...
What’s Behind a Recent Spike in Early Social Security Claims?
Until recently, economic researchers were cheering an encouraging trend: Older Americans were staying in the labor force longer and waiting...
McDonald’s dealt legal setback as judge allows lawsuit over McRib’s ‘lack of rib meat’ to proceed
A federal judge ruled Friday that McDonald’s must face a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the fast-food giant of misleading...
The U.S. Becomes a Global Hub for Horse Racing
Sheikh Fahad Al Thani, chairman of Qatar Racing, one of the largest and most accomplished international horse-breeding operations, spends more...
They Can’t Get Enough of the ‘Queen of Fairy Smut’ (or Her Merch)
Seconds before midnight at the Bell House, a converted warehouse in Brooklyn, an ecstatic scream rippled through the crowd of...
