The Turkish writer, Nobel Laureate in Literature for 20 years now, reflects on literature as a form of empathy, on Istanbul, and on his relationship with power: "I say things that no one else in my ...

I was quite shocked to hear about two things recently. One is the issue of agricultural theft, and the other is the rapid ...

This morning, I brewed some coffee and opened yesterday's newspaper once again.On my desk lies Vaclav Smil's "How the World Really Works."In the newspaper, there was a large headline that read, "Data ...

The cynical attitude towards the political class is not as bad as it seems. People do not live solely on politics, even when they trust and admire their politicians.

Imagine a major European soccer league where a goal goes in and nobody immediately waits for someone in a room upstairs to ...

KUOW asked eight Washingtonians what they have to say about their political evolution and how they now identify politically.

Food prices are top of mind for many voters. In this episode, we explore the financial realities facing farmers and the ...

Unless a core group of allies, committed to each other because of their shared values and not simply their current regime’s ...

New York Times inEducation has been designed as a resource to connect Times journalism with key areas of study for students and faculty through our Education and Library Subscription Program. If you ...

Why does the present feel uniquely doomed? Psychology shows how we misread progress, amplify threats, and compare today with a resolved past.

"Idiosyncratic" has been bandied about occasionally over recent decades as various global debt crises erupted. It's code for "someone else's problem - nothing to see here in the land of the world's ...

UPS mistakenly routed sensitive F-35 parts through Hong Kong, prompting ITAR scrutiny and supply-chain concerns for investors.