By Richard H. Pildes Mr. Pildes has spent his career as a legal scholar analyzing the intersection of politics and law and how that affects our democracy. The ability of the American political system to deliver major policies on urgent
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Opinion | Why the U.S. Should Fear China’s Big Tech Crackdown
On one topic, at least, Mark Zuckerberg was right. Three years ago, in an interview with me — while attempting to dodge questions about the growing misinformation issues on Facebook — he shifted the conversation to the growing dangers from
Opinion | Why People Are So Awful Online
When I joined Twitter 14 years ago, I was living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, attending graduate school. I lived in a town of around 4,000 people, with few Black people or other people of color, not many queer people and
Opinion | It’s Too Early to Celebrate the Child Tax Credit
The United States provides big tax incentives to encourage people to work, to buy a home, to save for retirement. But the government provides less money than almost every other developed nation to help people raise children. Last year, the
Opinion | How to Raise Kids Who Won’t Be Racist
If race is largely a social construct, then teaching children about it will only perpetuate racism — right? Wrong: Studies show precisely the opposite. Open conversations about race and racism can make white children less prejudiced and can increase the
Opinion | How America Can Unleash the Untapped Power of Its Regions
By Julius Krein Mr. Krein, the editor of American Affairs, has written extensively about politics and policy. Last summer, when medical equipment was in short supply, a bipartisan group of governors from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
Ways to 'build back better' for East Asia
“Build back better”, which yields more than two billion search results on Google, is the slogan of our time. United States President Joe Biden used it for his presidential campaign. Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat referred to it in
Opinion | Medical Miracles: When Patients Defy the Odds
More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “When Doctors Experience a Miracle,” by Daniela J. Lamas (Sunday Review, July 4): For those of us who perhaps didn’t wait long enough for that so desired miracle to occur, reading Dr.
Opinion | America Needs More Than Just 50 States
By Noah Millman Mr. Millman has written extensively about politics, policy and culture and is a columnist at The Week. From its beginning, the United States was built to expand. Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution grants Congress the
Your Tuesday Briefing
We’re covering China’s tech crackdown and England’s plans to lift virus restrictions by the end of the month. China orders Didi off app stores China’s government ordered the country’s leading ride-hailing platform, Didi, removed from app stores for “serious” problems