In his November victory speech, New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, observed that “a great New Yorker”—his vanquished opponent’s father, Mario Cuomo—“once said that while you campaign in poetry ...

The Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, handed down Wednesday morning, is a big deal. The majority’s ...

One-fifth of global oil trade transits the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic risk that, given current events, has shattered ...

The pontiff is right to warn against hatred and rash recourse to war—but his tendency toward a kind of functional pacifism ...

Earlier this week, I spoke with a group of senior officials at the Department of Health and Human Services about strategies to reduce poverty in the United States. The conversation centered on ...

You may not notice it right away, but an unsettling quiet settles over a neighborhood when children disappear. Playgrounds feel empty, fewer strollers pass by, and fewer parents shout “stop” at little ...

The American Revolution at 250: Twenty-Four Historians Reflect on the Founding, edited by Francis D. Cogliano (University of Virginia Press, 277 pp., $35) In these contentious times, America’s 250th ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s new proposal, which revolves around the state Pass Through Entity ...

You can’t blame some Republicans for being skeptical of any bill offering legal status to those who entered the United States illegally. But conservatives risk squandering a rare opportunity if they ...

Taxing wealthy part-time residents doesn’t address a bigger issue: rent-stabilized apartments used illegally as second homes.