The Police Folklore That Helped Kill Tyre Nichols

A 1992 study claims that officers who show weakness are more likely to be killed. Law-enforcement culture has never recovered.

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Israel’s Anti-Democratic Practices Against Palestinians Are Infecting Its Political System

Rising violence is drawing new attention to the alliance that Benjamin Netanyahu struck with the far right to return to power.

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Corporate Alternatives to the Compliment Sandwich

The Honey Bomb, the Spiralling Donut, Performance Pies, and other scrumptious snacks for your subordinates.

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Pope Francis Speaks Out on Homosexuality—and Further Angers Traditionalists

Since the death of Benedict XVI, it’s been open season at the Vatican.

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Why Chief of Staff is “the Hardest Job in Washington”

With news of Ron Klain’s departure from the Biden Administration, our political roundtable looks at the power and pitfalls of running the White House.

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The Strikes and Protests in France Look to the Future and the Past

Emmanuel Macron challenges the welfare state, and Charles de Gaulle makes a surprise return.

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What Is “Woke”?

What exactly does “woke” mean, and how did it become so powerful? Plus, the contributing writer Eren Orbey on the custody battles facing mothers of children conceived in rape.

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Two Key Things to Know About This Confusing Economy

Output and employment have rebounded impressively from the pandemic, but the Fed needs to heed some warning signs.

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Processing a Tragedy in Monterey Park

America’s first suburban Chinatown becomes one of the latest communities to struggle for explanations in the wake of a mass shooting.

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Daily Cartoon: Friday, January 27th

“I stay warm with a fiery rage, the flames of which are fanned by reading the news.”

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