MAKENI, Sierra Leone — Brace yourself for a gross fact: Some 1.5 billion of the world’s people have worms living in their bodies, weakening them and occasionally disfiguring them. Yet eliminating the worms is one of the most tantalizing and inexpensive of health fixes. Think of it this way: For the cost of keeping a […]

Credit…Tracy Ma Supported by Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Rachel Connolly Ms. Connolly is a writer and critic. Let me tell you about my friend Dan Symons. There is a kind of person who finds the […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist On Tuesday, Republicans in North Carolina overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto to pass a strict limit on bodily autonomy in the form of a 12-week abortion ban. […]

The U.S. debt limit nears For months, the U.S. has thundered toward a debt limit crisis. Democrats refused to negotiate, and Republicans insisted on a deal stocked with right-wing policy priorities. More recently, President Biden has agreed to have his staff meet directly with Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s aides, and the chances of getting a deal […]

null Supported by Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Video by Miki Katoni Mr. Katoni is a documentary filmmaker. In 2015 a jury in New Jersey found that a Jewish group offering sexuality conversion therapy had committed consumer […]

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 America flooding our southern border was largely a result of the end of a Trump-era […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist The Jewish state turned 75 on Sunday, mostly in a sour mood. The country is governed by a coalition that includes political extremists, proud homophobes, ideological monomaniacs, […]

Ukraine is promised billions from Europe President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has been promised billions of dollars in new military aid during a whirlwind tour of European allies that reflects a striking shift in the political landscape, as Europe takes a more central role in arming Ukraine. In Britain, where Zelensky’s four-country tour ended, Prime […]

Civil society cannot exist when the rule of law fails, and that includes on the nation’s streets and public transit systems. The rule of law has to apply to the most and least powerful citizens, or we will create a culture of impunity that can disrupt daily lives and, ultimately, dangerously destabilize communities. That’s why […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Just before the South Carolina Republican primary in 2012, CNN’s John King opened a presidential debate by asking Newt Gingrich what he probably considered a tough question, […]