The Times published an appalling political cartoon in the opinion pages of its international print edition late last week. It portrayed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as a dog wearing a Star of David on a collar. He was leading President Trump, drawn as a blind man wearing a skullcap. The cartoon was chosen […]

It is not good enough for the Government to continually bleat that gardaí have sufficient resources when basic tools to do the job are often denied to members. Usually, whenever gardaí feature prominently in the media, it relates to a scandal, a tribunal or a crime spree. So, it’s useful for a change to consider […]

The holiday of Passover just ended, and I am full of rage. This is not how I usually feel after Passover. In my family, Passover is the holiday we look forward to all year. Inspired by the tradition of making people in each generation feel as if they personally were freed from Egyptian slavery, we […]

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. The special counsel Robert Mueller, above, wrote a letter in late March to Attorney General William Barr, objecting to Mr. Barr’s early description of his investigation’s conclusions that appeared to clear President Trump, according to the Justice Department. Mr. […]

Good morning, We’re covering the ascension of Japan’s new emperor, uncertainty in Venezuela and the tales hidden in tree rings. Japan begins a new era Emperor Naruhito ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne today, signifying the start of a new era. Yesterday, his father, Akihito, became the first emperor to abdicate in 200 years. For this […]

To the Editor: Re “What Price Profit in Saudi Arabia?” (editorial, April 25): There is a far deeper issue involved in America’s most disastrous alliance than human rights violations, one that is widely skirted by the press: Saudi Arabia is the regime that has done more to incite Islamic extremism around the world than any […]

This article is part of David Leonhardt’s newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it each weekday. After Facebook helped spread misinformation during the 2016 presidential campaign, company executives vowed to do better. They put in place policies meant to reduce the amount of political misinformation on the platform. They’re not doing a very […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global investment firm KKR & Co Inc is leading a deal to acquire a controlling stake in India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), in a bet on the country’s rapidly growing power sector, people familiar with the transaction told Reuters. KKR, together with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, will acquire up to 57 […]

The drama of Stephen Moore, Donald Trump’s controversial not-yet-nominee for a seat on the Federal Reserve, is a nice microcosm of the larger drama of conservatism in a Trumpian age. In the monetary policy debate that lurks behind the Fed battle, you can see some of the reasons for Trump’s political success. In the Moore […]

I first interviewed Richard Lugar of Indiana in January 1985, shortly after he became chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the first time, and left the encounter unimpressed. He seemed to lack the international expertise of his predecessor, Senator Charles Percy of Illinois, a fellow Republican, and I wondered where the leadership would […]