A former American president has been indicted. A Manhattan grand jury voted yesterday to indict Donald Trump. The case relates to his involvement in paying hush money to a porn star to bury a sex scandal in the final days of his 2016 presidential campaign. There is still a lot we don’t know, including the […]
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Despite the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the shock waves it sent through the banking sector — due, in part, to the bank’s risky exposure to higher interest rates — the Federal Reserve raised interest rates again, the ninth increase in the past year. Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Fed, has made one […]
The political crisis engulfing Israel has raised profound and fundamental questions about the roots of democratic legitimacy. Now that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blinked, and a vote on its proposed transformation of the judiciary has been delayed, Israelis might just have a chance to consider those broader questions and negotiate toward […]
SHANGHAI — I wore red underpants for much of last year. It was the Year of the Tiger, my Chinese zodiac sign, when tradition says that ill fortune will seek you out. Red underwear is supposed to keep you safe because Chinese demons supposedly fear the color red. It didn’t work. It was a rough […]
How much further will the Supreme Court go to assist in the arming of America? That has been the question since last June, when the court ruled that New York’s century-old gun licensing law violated the Second Amendment. Sooner than expected, we are likely to find out the answer. On March 17, the Biden administration […]
China steps in with bailouts For decades, the International Monetary Fund and the United States were the world’s lenders of last resort. Now China is stepping in to provide more emergency loans to countries, including Turkey, Argentina and Sri Lanka. While China still lags the I.M.F. in terms of cash disbursed, it is catching up […]
Netanyahu backs off Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would delay his government’s contentious plans to overhaul Israel’s judiciary, after days of massive street protests, counter-protests and strikes that halted some health services and blocked flights from leaving Israel’s main airport. Follow live updates. Netanyahu’s reversal came after the head of a powerful far-right political party, Itamar […]
Civil unrest in Israel Chaotic protests broke out last night shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister for criticizing a divisive judicial overhaul. The dismissal intensified an already dramatic domestic crisis — one of the gravest in Israeli history. Netanyahu’s decision appeared as an unmistakable signal that the government intends to proceed with […]
Walking is the worst-kept secret I know. Its rewards hide under every step. Perhaps because we take walking so much for granted, many of us often ignore its ample gifts. In truth, I doubt I would walk often or very far if its sole benefit was physical, despite the abundant proof of its value in […]
Opinion | A.I. May Change Everything, but Probably Not Too Quickly
Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist “Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is already having a significant impact on the economy, and its influence is expected to grow significantly in the coming years …. Overall, the […]