2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (396+ words) In Israel, the Arab Muslim political party list Ra’am has picked a Jewish ex-police officer as one of its top candidates in October’s election....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1094+ words) Sept. 10, 2026, 4:59 p.m. ET | Washington; Hinesville, Ga.; Boston; and Santa Ana, Calif. For Joshua Kendall, who once worked as a messenger on Wall Street and often made deliveries to the World Trade Center, it was surreal in the days after Sept. 11 to…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1206+ words) Taylor Swift’s mansion, formally known as High Watch, overlooks the beach in Westerly, Rhode Island, Sept. 2, 2026. A state tax on certain second homes aims to raise revenue for developing affordable housing. By Cameron Pugh, Staff writer Perched on a hill…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (22+ words) A historian of the U.S. Constitution examines the future of democracy, as artificial intelligence tests the foundational values that have guided America....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (188+ words) Sept. 10, 2026, 11:19 a.m. ET Video game designer Ian Bogost plugs the experience of beauty as a means to ground us in our humanity. Delight in “the small stuff,” he writes, “is always available but often unseen and underappreciated.” Previous technological revolutions have…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1122+ words) Sept. 10, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | Westerly, R.I. Perched on a hill high above Westerly’s East Beach sits one of Taylor Swift’s eight houses. The $28 million home is adorned with more windows than can be easily counted, giving it views of the Atlantic lapping the…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (933+ words) Sept. 09, 2026, 3:46 p.m. ET | Mexico City “Why have dual nationality if you’re going to represent the people of Mexico?” With that question, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo revived an old debate about citizenship and political allegiance, as Mexico considers a ban on dual…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (491+ words) Love ’em or not, Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton brought undeniable talent, commitment, and joy to their lifework. In the process, they introduced society to bolder, broader concepts of gender equality. Sept. 04, 2026, 3:47 p.m. ET When asked if she were a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (748+ words) Sept. 02, 2026, 3:02 p.m. ET | Decorah, Iowa “Compared to my grandfather, I’m not a farmer.” That’s how Josh Manske, a farmer from Algona, Iowa, feels. His grandfather provided for five children by raising 800 head of livestock and farming hundreds of acres. By contrast,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (451+ words) A prominent Zionist politician will run in the next election with an Israeli Arab party, perhaps making it a political kingmaker. His vision: an Israel that can heal its many divides in a way similar to how institutions of healing…...