After a four-month book leave, I’m looking at what changed during that time.
Author: David Leonhardt
The Power of Paxlovid
The underuse of Covid treatments is leading to many needless deaths.
The Politics of Grievance
We look at Italy, the largest country in western Europe to elect a far-right government in decades.
A Public Health Success Story
We revisit the subject of Covid and racial inequities.
Maggie Haberman Talks About Reporting on Donald Trump
He often utters falsehoods, but his speaking style is more strategic than it sometimes seems. Listen for the first time to audio clips from interviews with Maggie Haberman.
Gerrymandering, the Full Story
A Times analysis finds that the House of Representative has its fairest map in 40 years, despite recent gerrymandering.
Covid Boosters
Who should get a Covid booster, and when? We answer the big questions.
Iran’s Ferocious Dissent
Times reporters make sense of what’s happening.
Bad to Worse for Russia
Vladimir Putin’s call-up of more troops highlights Russia’s continuing struggles in Ukraine.
A Shrinking Margin
Democrats lost ground with Hispanic voters in 2020. It doesn’t seem to have been a blip.