Why the world needs neutrals
Today, there are a great many places where neutral humanitarian action is under grave threat.
Dangerous Addiction: Keeping plastic out of our oceans
Anti-plastic policies only slightly reduce consumption, not nearly enough to offset the anticipated population growth in the years ahead.
Combat readiness: Why Ukraine needs those F-16s
The apex of current fighter technology is fifth-generation stealth fighters, which include the American F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II and Russia’s...
Cause & effect: Not every pandemic needs someone to blame
The public conversation has so often assigned blame for the spread of the coronavirus, based on ethnicity or underlying health conditions or political...
In memoriam: Martin Amis, author of bleakly comic novels, dies at 73
Amis published 15 novels, a well-regarded memoir (“Experience,” in 2000), works of non-fiction, and collections of essays and short stories.
The decade that cannot be deleted
The movement, which under Mao Zedong’s leadership sought to purge Chinese society of all remaining non-Communist elements, upended nearly every...
Vivek Ramaswamy: A problematic tech bro?
Success in the tech sector has lent many guys an undeserved gravitas and a gloss as unconventional businessmen. But, they’re only pandering to voters...
Wildcard could swing the runoff in Turkey
The hard-right nationalist and third-place finisher in presidential elections last weekend, Ogan told The New York Times that he has been fielding...
