What — or who — will it take to unite the Democratic Party? Last week, three columnists wrote about the growing rivalry between the party’s progressives and moderates, and speculated as to which contingent could produce a candidate strong enough to take the presidency in 2020. Responses to each column (David Leonhardt’s “A Dose of […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said he referred Apple CEO Tim Cook as Tim Apple in an effort to “save time and words,” denying he flubbed Cook’s name while dismissing it as “fake news.” On Monday morning, Trump said he combined Cook’s and the company’s name together because it was faster. “At a recent round table […]

MILAN (Reuters) – U.S. private equity fund Advent has decided for the moment not to go ahead with its takeover bid for Italian credit data provider Cerved after news of its offer was leaked to the market, Cerved said in a statement on Monday. The leaked bid boosted Cerved’s share price, making the outcome of […]

JERUSALEM — It is a strange experience to have another person spit on you. To have an ultra-Orthodox teenager look you dead in the eye and mutter “shiska” or “kalba” — the Hebrew word for bitch — and then decide you deserve a little something more than a slur because he knows you are a […]

In light of the recent alleged abuse case being made against Michael Jackson, this has shed light on a darker underbelly of what we call “democracy”. I would greatly appreciate if someone could answer me the following question. Under what kind of logic would a radio station make the decision to stop playing music of […]

The realisation that an Irish woman could be radicalised into a cause hell-bent on destroying western society is shocking because it is so rare. It is reinforced by the fact Lisa Smith was also a trusted member of the Defence Forces who once served canapés on the Government jet to the Taoiseach, President and senior […]

President Trump has many bad ideas. Reconsidering America’s role in NATO isn’t one of them. NATO, a military alliance, was formed specifically to prevent the Soviet Union from dominating Europe, whose principal powers — Germany, France, Italy and Britain — had been so devastated by World War II that they were vulnerable to Soviet coercion, […]

Military analysts and intelligence officials say North Korea appears to be rebuilding the facilities for its intercontinental ballistic missile program. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here’s our email: […]

The 2020 Democratic campaign is already shaping up to be a battle of big ideas. From the Green New Deal to Medicare for All to a wealth tax, the candidates and the country are discussing bold responses to some of the greatest challenges of our times. But when it comes to reforming our criminal legal […]

Last Tuesday, Leo Varadkar was asked in the Dail about an emerging shortfall in local authority mortgage lending. The current Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, operated through local authorities, was launched early last year with a budget of €200m to boost lending to low-income borrowers. The scheme offers cheaper interest rates, and lower deposit requirements, […]