Ukraine mounts a major attack in the south A senior U.S. official said that the Ukrainian assault in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia appeared to be a main thrust of its long-anticipated counteroffensive to retake territory from Russia. The stakes

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If I had to sum up the current debate within the American right, I’d describe it as a contest between liberty and authority. To what extent should the political project of the conservative movement focus on the preservation of individual

A critical dam is destroyed on Ukraine’s front line The Kakhovka dam and electric plant in southern Ukraine was destroyed early yesterday morning, flooding a war zone downstream and raising the possibility of environmental and humanitarian disasters. Russia and Ukraine

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist Back when Donald Trump began his political rise, it was common for

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson told a room full of governors and state officials that he found the filthy river flowing a mile from the Capitol “disgraceful.” Now the Potomac River runs much cleaner, thanks to the landmark Clean Water

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist The U.S. economy has experienced a remarkable recovery from the Covid recession

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By David Brooks Opinion Columnist Tim Keller was a recliner. Whenever a particular group of my friends

CASPER, Wyo. — I first saw it while working the rope line at a monster-truck rally during the 2016 campaign by my husband, Tim, for Wyoming’s lone congressional seat. As Tim and I and our boys made our way down

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist According to news reports, the recent surge of migrants from Latin