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
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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
High stakes for US, China as post-Duterte chess moves get under way
Power Play is a weekly column that looks at various facets of US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. The United States and China are quietly playing the board, as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte winds down his tumultuous six-year reign,
Opinion | Trump Is Gone, Sort of. The Fireworks Are Still Going Off.
By Gail Collins and Bret Stephens Ms. Collins and Mr. Stephens are opinion columnists. They converse every week. Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. Hope you had a nice Fourth of July. Politically speaking, most of the fireworks seemed to be coming
Opinion | The Excesses of Antiracist Education
By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist In my last column I tried to describe part of the current controversy over race and K-12 education — the part that turns on whether it’s possible to tell a fuller historical story about slavery
Opinion | Student Loans. Medical Debt. Criminal Justice Fees. Cancel It All.
Credit…Paul Sahre Supported by By Astra Taylor Ms. Taylor, a writer, filmmaker and activist, is the author, most recently, of “Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions.” Formerly enslaved people called the phase that followed the Civil War, and their emancipation,