Kamala Harris folded her tent, and on that patch of ground, many flimsy theories bloomed. Disappointed Democrats groused that you obviously had to be rich to compete in the 2020 race — because she was gone, while two billionaires remained — and pointed to the potentially all-white, un-diverse lineup at the party’s next debate as […]

On Dec. 8, 1919, Macmillan Press published a book by a relatively obscure British Treasury official who had resigned from the government in protest over the Versailles treaty that brought the epochal trauma of the First World War to its conclusion. The small treatise, the official wrote, sought to explain “the grounds of his objection […]

“Trump’s trade war is losing, not gaining, support,” Paul Krugman wrote this week in his column “Why Is Trump a Tariff Man?” So why does the president avoid making the deals that might end this perpetual state of economic uncertainty? In a word, freedom. “Tariffs let him exercise unconstrained power, rewarding his friends and punishing […]

REDUCE the national debt or build more social housing? Reduce the national debt or build more social housing? Reduce the national debt or BUILD MORE SOCIAL HOUSING? You can see which way this is going. Sometimes in life, spending money is unavoidable – even when caution is preferable. It may even be necessary to borrow […]

Christmas is here, and while Santa is busy making his list and checking it twice, there is one more first-world problem you need to add to your festive list. The price of a glass of wine. After a drenched consumer popped into The Market Bar on Dublin’s Fade Street, her day was ruined by the […]

To the Editor: Re “Captive of C.I.A. Sketched Agony of His Torture,” by Carol Rosenberg (front page, Dec. 5): Ms. Rosenberg and The New York Times are to be lauded for the courageous article starkly describing the torture of the man known as Abu Zubaydah. Much like the death penalty debate, the question is not […]

HOUSTON — While families across the country celebrated Thanksgiving with their loved ones, more than 50,000 people in Port Neches, Tex., were forced to evacuate from their homes and spend the holiday in makeshift shelters. The reason? Two explosions at the Texas Petroleum Chemical plant sent flames into the sky, injured eight people, and released […]

(Reuters) – Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday its board of directors had unanimously rejected hedge fund Elliott Management’s push for a “proactive sale” process of the entire company because it would not be in the best interest of shareholders. Alexion has been fighting to maintain its leadership in treating certain rare blood disorders, and […]

(Reuters) – Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (ALXN.O) said on Friday its board of directors had unanimously decided against hedge fund Elliott Management’s push for a “proactive sale” process, as it would not be in the best interest of shareholders. Alexion, which has a market capitalization of about $24 billion, said it took into account the hedge […]

(Reuters) – Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (ALXN.O) said on Friday its board of directors had unanimously decided against hedge fund Elliott Management’s push for a “proactive sale” process, saying it would not be in the best interest of shareholders. Shares of the U.S. drugmaker rose 5.7% to $113.50 before the bell after it said it took […]