These Activists Distrust Voting Machines. Just Don’t Call Them Election Deniers.
As election activists rally against new voting machines, they are drifting into territory now dominated by conspiracy theorists.Read More
A Brooklyn Neighborhood Went 5 Days Without the Police
On a two-block stretch of Brownsville in April, the police stepped aside and let residents respond to 911 calls. It was a bold experiment that some believe could redefine law-enforcement in New York City.Read More
Canadian Military and Inuit Rangers Work to Defend Arctic Territory
Humbled by centuries of fatal colonial expeditions, Canada’s military is learning Arctic survival strategies from the austere area’s only inhabitants.Read More
The Complicated Reality of Joe Biden, America’s Oldest President
President Biden is asking voters to keep him in the White House until age 86, renewing attention to an issue that polls show troubles most Americans.Read More
A Pacifist Sect From Russia Is Shaken by War, and Modernity
The Ukraine conflict is causing soul-searching among the Doukhobors, a peace-loving group that emigrated to Canada in 1899.Read More
In Russian Schools, It’s Recite Your ABC’s and ‘Love Your Army’
The curriculum for young Russians is increasingly emphasizing patriotism and the heroism of Moscow’s army, while demonizing the West as “gangsters.” One school features a “sniper”-themed math class.Read More
Zelensky Signals Next Phase of Ukraine War Will Be Grim
Ahead of an expected counteroffensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, in an unusually personal speech, urged his compatriots to show their gratitude to Ukraine’s soldiers.Read More
Bearish Bets Against S&P 500 Are Surging, Despite Love for Big Tech
Hedge funds and other speculative investors have built up a big bet that the S&P 500 will decline, marking their most bearish positioning since 2007.Read More
The Software Slyly Turning Us Into Bigger Tippers
Adjusting the user interface on tip screens can have a powerful influence on our generosity.Read More
Republican Presidential Candidates Attend Iowa Roast and Ride
Eight presidential hopefuls, with Donald Trump absent, spoke at an annual political rally in Des Moines to highlight their conservative bona fides.Read More
