This week's naming of a new U.S. poet laureate reminds us how this literary form can foster wonder, understanding, and uplift ...

The French-Saudi initiative at the United Nations supporting an independent Palestine, while symbolically important, is not ...

When governments are brought down, like Nepal's recently was after youth-led protests, a sense of renewal abounds. But the ...

Israel has built settlements in the occupied West Bank for 50 years. It’s about to construct a Jerusalem suburb making a ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is opposing President Donald Trump with actions and a new online tone, earning him more national ...

Is there a way to feel grounded when things around us seem turbulent?

The people are independent and self-sufficient, and the landscape is marvelously rugged.

Can any of us ever disagree without always trying to make our point be the point that matters most? Can we be free to have that kind of speech? Writer Ken Makin walks readers through history today, ...

Time to put down those summer beach reads and focus on September’s crisp mix of fiction and nonfiction titles.

In Israel, the shared burden of military service in “the people’s army” is a consensus value, and an exemption granted the ...

For months, President Trump hasn’t enforced a law banning TikTok unless the app’s Chinese owner sells it. Now, the ...

After months of White House pressure, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a point on Wednesday, signaling ...