Carlo Ratti

It’s Ugly. It Costs $640,000. Everyone Is Mad About It but Me.

Ferrari’s new E.V. is being panned by critics, but it ought to be celebrated.

Matthew Vines

I’m Gay, Not Queer. It Matters.

Polyamorous? Queer. Vaguely uncomfortable with gender expectations? Possibly queer, too.

Molly Jong-Fast

If These Celebrities Are Democracy’s Last Hope, We’re in Trouble

When speaking up actually means risking something, for once, it is more necessary than ever.

James V. Grimaldi

It’s Time to Put This Catholic Teaching to Rest

Pope Leo’s first encyclical takes on a major flaw of Catholic just war theory: its use as a fig leaf for attacking an enemy.

Lael Brainard and Rohit Chopra

We Crunched the Data: There’s a Grocery Price Emergency in America

We dug into the data, toured the country and ran surveys to find the biggest financial pressures people feel.

Tom Kean Says Depression Led to Long Absence From Congress

After months of mystery, the New Jersey representative broke his silence about the undisclosed health issue that prompted his 117-day absence.

Island Resorts, Disney Stays: A Senator Uses Campaign Funds for Family Travel.

The Arizona senator used campaign money to fly his family to Nantucket and the Caribbean. The Justice Department has said it is investigating his campaign finance activity.

Bill Maher and a Trump Impressionist Walk Into the Kennedy Center …

The late-night host leaned into his spat with President Trump while receiving a top comedy award at the institution that once bore the president’s name.

Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence

After months of silence, Representative Tom Kean Jr. was expected to deliver a speech explaining his 116-day absence from Congress.

Platner Has Slight Edge Over Collins in Tight Maine Senate Race, Poll Finds

The Maine race, which both parties see as key to winning control of the Senate, is extremely close as the sprint to fall begins, a Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll found.