Author: David Leonhardt

Eight years later, we revisit the story of Dasani, a fierce and vulnerable child of New York.

Covid’s partisan pattern is growing more extreme.

Is China’s housing market a huge bubble that’s starting to burst?

Other countries are awash in Covid tests. The U.S. is not.

We offer an update on the pandemic with four charts.

Nicholas continues dumping rain on the South.

California voters rejected the attempt to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.

If the Democrats pass a sweeping piece of legislation, will Americans notice?

National trauma often leads to great accomplishments — but not always.

Is the variant more severe than earlier versions of the virus? We look at the latest data.