Author: David Leonhardt

Remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled into the New York City region. And what happens when climate change comes to a small Southern town.

America’s longest war is over.

It may not really be waning much — which means universal booster shots may do little good.

We’ll start with the bombing in Kabul — and then look at the air-quality crisis in the Western U.S.

What would it have been?

One chose bureaucratic caution. One didn’t.

There’s much to learn about how the virus spreads.

Vaccine mandates are on the rise, and they will probably have a bigger effect than mask mandates.

The C.D.C. recommends indoor masking for the vaccinated, but only in some places.

Conservative justices retire by their 80s. Some liberals don’t. Why not?