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What Can We Expect from the Biden-Trump Debate?
If you wonder how much a Presidential debate really matters, it’s worth recalling the first time one aired on television.…
After the European Elections, President Macron Makes a Gamble
In the classic days of the Republic of Venice, you could lodge a complaint against the government by slipping a…
A Striking Setback for India’s Narendra Modi
Last September, in a northern neighborhood of New Delhi, Mohammed Ishaq was lynched for eating a banana. The fruit had…
Donald Trump Is Guilty in His New York Hush-Money Trial
In the case of the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, a jury in Manhattan…
Ukraine Faces a Crucial Moment in the War
Vovchansk is a small Ukrainian town that sits just three miles from the border with Russia. Dotted with farmland and…
Donald Trump’s Abortion Problem at the Polls
In the nearly two years since the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, support for that right has…
An Israeli Newspaper Presents Truths Readers May Prefer to Avoid
Seven months after October 7th, it is still October 8th, the day after, in the State of Israel. The country…
Should We Be Worried About Bird Flu?
In December, 2021, a few weeks after the Omicron variant emerged to spark a new, punishing phase of the COVID-19…
Donald Trump’s Sleepy, Sleazy Criminal Trial
No TV cameras are allowed in Judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, and so the dispatches from…