The first Covid lockdown inspired an outpouring of gratitude towards the key workers who kept the show on the road, while the rest of us remained indoors. But the weekly applause on doorsteps gradually faded away, as the nation found itself digging in for the long haul. The economic balance…
Then there is Ms. Noem, who last month accused other Republican governors of pretending they didnt shut down their states, that they didnt close their regions, that they didnt mandate masks. The remarks were widely interpreted to be aimed at potential 2024 rivals. Mr. Cruz, who ran for president in…
The plan Emma Hayes has a degree in European studies and a deep knowledge of the continents politics, eclipsed only by her grasp of tactical nuance. If few were surprised when Chelseas manager led her richly talented team into last seasons Champions League final there was a degree of shock…
There are another two weeks on the clock until state schools go back in New York, and the temperature around Covid discourse is changing. Teachers will be required to be vaccinated; the kids will be masked; and random Covid testing will continue into the autumn. Meanwhile, the test positivity rate…
Andy Beckett is right to find some optimism in the record of the exceptional Green MP Caroline Lucas and the partys growing number of councillors (The Greens are on the brink of power is it more than a political blip?, 27 August). However, the crucial route to power for green…
Most glaringly, they also gave the party more power over the mechanisms of administering elections and counting ballots. Arkansas empowered the State Elections Board to investigate local elections and take corrective action against suspected irregularities, purportedly to give Republicans a fair shake. Iowa and other states would levy fines and…
Forgive me if I think people who work two or three jobs to pay for health care for their families shouldnt be forced to pay for health care for people who can work, but choose not to, he said in 2011. Mr. Barbours successor, Phil Bryant, torpedoed a state health…
The phrase OK Boomer has become popular over the past two years as an all-purpose retort with which young people dismiss their elders for being old-fashioned. OK Boomer began as a meme in TikTok videos, but our research shows the catchphrase has become much more. The simple two-word phrase is…
This is close-up war the breath of the person you are searching is upon you, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the head of United States Central Command, said on Thursday after the attack, describing the face-to-face contact between Marines at the airport gate and Afghans they must search before allowing…
Such a judicial arms race, the justice said, could undercut public faith in the court and imperil the rule of law. Nobody really knows, but theres a risk, and how big a risk do you want to take? he said. Why do we care about the rule of law? Justice…
