COLUMNS

As democratic Taiwan grows more isolated, the brutal Taliban regime in Afghanistan gains acceptance.

Votes, not vibes, will determine whether Harris or Trump wins in November.

A second Trump administration would turn the Justice Department into little more than a political arm of the White House.

Plus: Harris’s closing message. Leave your dog at home.

Tough questions are always welcome. That’s why Ta-Nehisi Coates is always asking them.

Interested in civic engagement but sick of poisoned national politics?

When did it become okay to normalize Donald Trump’s behavior?

We have no idea what crisis will consume the next presidency, but it’s not something we’re talking about now.

In front of an audience of Latino voters, Harris declined to denounce Trump’s mass deportation policies.

The Harris campaign should steer clear of Obama’s instinct for tough love.

She goes on podcasts, satellite radio and daytime TV, promoting her agenda to big audiences.

Anxiety levels in Europe over the U.S. election are very high.

As the election endgame begins, Harris is looking at multiple headwinds.

Plus: The logic of Harris’s podcast circuit. Getting a little peace on a hike through Vermont.

Phony warnings of illegal voting such as the one issued by Virginia’s governor are part of a larger pattern.

Jack Smith has twice indicted Donald Trump for alleged crimes after the 2020 election. Will he ever get to prosecute his case?

The “ambitious, imaginative” series explored how cities can rebuild and repopulate post-covid.

Survivors of the atomic bomb are dying off, but the world must not forget what they experienced.