Lynn Casteel Harper

We May Soon Be Telling a Very Different Kind of Story About Dementia

The tragic narrative sounds different depending on who’s telling it.

Thomas L. Friedman

How to Think About What’s Happening With Iran and Israel

There are a number of factors to consider as we make sense of what’s happening with Iran and Israel — and the possibility for very good and very bad outcomes.

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren: Trump Is Right About This One Thing

The debt ceiling is a political cudgel that serves no economic function. It’s time to abolish it.

Michael Hirschorn

The Achingly Simple Lesson That Democrats Seem Determined Not to Learn

Trying to find a lefty Joe Rogan entirely misses the point.

The Editorial Board

Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem. Too Many People Are Making Excuses.

Both the right and the left deserve blame for the rise in anti-Jewish hatred.

What We Know About the Minnesota Shooting Suspect

Vance Boelter, who is suspected in the attacks on two Minnesota politicians and their spouses, was taken into custody on Sunday, ending a major manhunt.

What Was Terry Moran Thinking?

In his first interview since losing his job at ABC News, the longtime TV correspondent, newly popular on Substack, says he does not regret his social media post criticizing the Trump administration.

Protests in Europe Target Mass Tourism With Squirt Guns and Roller Bags

In Italy, Portugal and Spain, activists used water pistols and a “noisy stroll” of suitcases to draw attention to rising housing costs and the environmental toll of tourism.

What New York City Apartment Hunters Can’t Live Without

A punishing housing market has conditioned some people to have low expectations, but others aren’t afraid to be demanding.

Iranians turn to one another amid a dearth of official guidance.

Israel attacks Iran’s state television, live on the air.

The Bureaucrat and the Billionaire: Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security

The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.

Why Did Syracuse Offer $200,000 Deals to Teens Who Had Turned It Down?

The university seems to have misjudged what some families would pay. Next year, maybe applicants should play their own game of chicken with such schools.