When an F.D.A. panel meets today about J. & J. booster shots, there will be an elephant in the room.
Author: David Leonhardt
Virginia’s Close Race
We look at how the state’s governor’s race offers a preview of the midterms.
Covid and Age
An unvaccinated child is at less risk of serious Covid illness than a vaccinated 70-year-old.
The Covid Fable
When we treat Covid as a simple morality play, we can end up making bad predictions.
Taxing the Rich
Americans strongly favor raising taxes on the rich. Why are Democrats struggling to do so?
The Search for a Covid Test
Rapid tests will soon be more available in the U.S.
A Debt-Ceiling Showdown
Nobody seems to know how it will be resolved.
Covid, in Retreat
New cases in the U.S. have fallen by more than a third in the past month.
Democrats, Divided
House Democrats delayed a vote on a major infrastructure bill, a sign of divisions within the party.
The Right to Health
Immunization mandates aren’t new. One helped win the American Revolution.