SWAT Goes to College

A GRAY-HAIRED DARTMOUTH professor was tackled, zip-tied, and detained on May 1 along with about 90 other protesters.

Q&A Bryan Caplan

BRYAN CAPLAN IS known for his unconventional approach to tackling big issues.

WHAT CAUSED THE D.C.CRIME WAVE?

GOVERNMENT MISMANAGEMENT, NOT SENTENCING REFORM OR SPARSE SOCIAL SPENDING, DESERVES THE BLAME.

DEMOCRACY IS LOSING THE PROPAGANDA WAR

AUTOCRATS IN CHINA, RUSSIA, AND ELSEWHERE ARE NOW MAKING COMMON CAUSE WITH MAGA REPUBLICANS TO DISCREDIT LIBERALISM AND FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD.

The History My Family Left Behind

A gun, a lynching, and an exodus from Mississippi

Ozempic or Bust

America has been trying to address the obesity epidemic for four decades now. So far, each new \"solution\" has failed to live up to its early promise.

THE AIRPORT-LOUNGE ARMS RACE

Inside the ever more extravagant competition to lure affluent travelers

The Engrossing Darkness of The Crow

Can a cult hit point the way forward for the beleaguered comic-book movie?

The Godfather of American Comedy

The funniest people on the planet think there's no funnier person than Albert Brooks.

THE ART OF SURVIVAL

In living with cancer, Suleika Jaouad has learned to wrench meaning from our short time on Earth.

Miranda July's Weird Road Trip

The author's midlife-crisis novel is full of estrangement, eroticism, and whimsy.

Hypochondria Never Dies

The diagnosis is officially gone, but health anxiety is everywhere.

The Wild Blood Dynasty

What a little-known family reveals about the nation's untamed spirit

Your Toxic Life

An independent lab has made a business of exposing what’s really inside everyday products

Kate Cox wanted to be a mom of three. Instead, she's a reluctant abortion advocate

IN THE TIDY BACKYARD OF KATE COX’S DALLAS-AREA home, there are two child-size lawn chairs alongside two toddler bicycles.

Flights of kites

An ancient folk craft tradition floats across time and still soars to new heights in modern times

Nikki Glaser

COMEDIAN NIKKI GLASER NEVER WANTS TO OFFEND. \"I NEVER WANT TO say offensive or raunchy [things] or push the envelope, because that speaks to some kind of comedian who wants to rile people up.\"

Uranium dreams

The promise of clean nuclear power brings the West to Mongolia

NEXT GENERATION LEADERS

11 trailblazers who are challenging the status quo, leading with empathy, and forging solutions for a brighter future

Unraveling The Mummy After 25 Years

Its stars thought it would flop. Now a quarter of a century after its release, Arnold Vosloo, Rachel Weisz, Patricia Velásquez and Kevin J. O'Connor reflect on the cult classic

PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS 2024

A COMPANY'S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE with the public is essential. Managing a firm's reputation, driving interest in its products and limiting damage during times of crisis hinge in large part on the abilities of its public relations professionals.

THE WEST SHOULD EXERT EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE RUSSIA PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE POSSIBLE FOR ITS AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR

RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION of Ukraine in February 2022 awakened the worst memories for Georgians.

RUSSIA'S THREAT TO THE WORLD

As Vladimir Putin begins a fifth term as the nation's president, how safe are other countries from the Kremlin leader?

Why the Westminster Dog Show made me appreciate mutts

I SPENT THREE YEARS AMONG DOGS WITH BLOODLINES like British royalty.

CO₂ Leadership Brief

ON MAY 1, FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR Jerome Powell offered a two-part message to eager interest- rate watchers.

On the road again with Mad Max's mastermind

GEORGE MILLER HAS SPENT MORE THAN 40 YEARS swerving in and out of the post apocalyptic world of Mad Max.

TV'S ENDLESS HOLOCAUST

A surge of World War II dramas fails to connect with the present

What does a biopic owe its subject?

AMY WINEHOUSE WROTE SONGS THAT CUT TO THE CORE of heartbreak and sang them in a voice as supple and sturdy as raw silk.

Exhibition showcases ancient splendor

A captivating exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco offers a clue to the vibrant Bronze Age cultures that flourished along the Yangtze River more than 2,000 years ago.

HOW TO WIN COLD WAR II

Both President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping strongly reject the current U.S.China competition as a new Cold War.