The Abandoned Children of Egypt’s Arab Spring admin2 August 2022 In early 2011, after huge protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square ended Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade autocracy, many activists who had taken to the ... Read more
Reduce Climate Emissions and the Deficit? It Might Yet Be Possible. admin2 August 2022 Even in Washington, miracles sometimes happen. Less than a week ago, any tax and spending deal in Congress — let alone a meritorious one — seemed ... Read more
Why Do We Talk About Miscarriage Differently Than Abortion? admin2 August 2022 The demise of Roe v. Wade is causing harms that extend well beyond abortion patients. In places where abortion is heavily restricted, women with ... Read more
Elite Universities Are Out of Touch. Blame the Campus. admin2 August 2022 Looking out the window of a plane flying over Boulder, Colorado, recently, I was reminded how much American universities stick out from their ... Read more
Brittney Griner Is Back in Russian Court as Lawyers Plead for Leniency admin2 August 2022 Escorted by a masked police officer with a dog, with her wrists handcuffed, the American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Russian ... Read more
As a grain shipment heads to Lebanon, fighting intensifies on many fronts. admin2 August 2022 A ship loaded with Ukrainian corn was heading for an inspection in Turkish waters on Tuesday, a first under the provisions of a recent grain deal ... Read more
The Crypto Market Crashed. They’re Still Buying Bitcoin. admin2 August 2022 Cory Klippsten started issuing warnings about the cryptocurrency market in March. The digital coin Luna, Mr. Klippsten tweeted, was a scam, run ... Read more
Ahead of Pelosi’s Expected Trip, Quiet Defiance in Taiwan admin2 August 2022 TAIPEI, Taiwan — In Washington, there has been anxious debate over whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi should risk the visit. In Beijing, there have ... Read more
Living Side by Side, Ukrainian and Russian Sailors Are Tested by War admin2 August 2022 There’s an unwritten code among sailors: Do not talk about politics and religion when at sea. But soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, it became ... Read more
Analysis Deems Biden’s Climate and Tax Bill Fiscally Responsible admin2 August 2022 After more than a year of trying — and failing — to pack much of President Biden’s domestic agenda into a single tax-and-spend bill, Democrats ... Read more
