Nordic Skiing and the Race to Defy Expectations in Beijing It’s only on the cross-country trails that athletes face the quintessentially human track of slogging uphill. February 7, 2022 Russia and China Unveil a Pact Against America and the West In a sweeping long-term agreement, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the two most powerful autocrats, challenge the current political and military order. February 7, 2022 ISIS After the American Strike For an indication of the terrorist group’s future, look to its recent past. February 4, 2022 The Pro-Trump Case for Rejecting the Big Lie Weston Wamp, a young conservative from Tennessee, is on a mission to convince others on the right that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. February 4, 2022 Russia, Ukraine, and the NATO of Today If a lot has changed since the end of the Cold War, there’s much that hasn’t. February 4, 2022 ISIS Loses Its Leader as Biden Navigates Global Crises Hajji Abdullah is the latest jihadi leader eliminated in a U.S. raid, but the President still faces challenges in Russia, China, and Iran, as well as the pandemic. February 3, 2022 The Supreme Court Appears Ready, Finally, to Defeat Affirmative Action Moderate conservative Justices voted with liberals to protect the program in the past, but there are no such Justices now. January 27, 2022 Does Biden’s Presidency Hang on the Crisis with Russia? Potentially at stake is everything America has built since Biden was born and the United States became a superpower. January 27, 2022 Stephen Breyer’s Decision to Retire Is in Keeping with His Careful Supreme Court Tenure Breyer knows what a major crossroads the Court is at, with the conservative super-majority feeling its strength. January 26, 2022 Should Democratic Primary Voters Help Save the G.O.P. from Itself? Crossover voting has an unfortunate reputation, but perhaps it’s just a question of the intentions behind it. January 26, 2022
