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Paul Krugman: Shock Doctrine, U.S.A.
Madison, Wis., is looking a lot like Baghdad in 2003, with government officials exploiting fiscal crises for fun and profit.
David Brooks: Run Mitch, Run
For Mitch Daniels, the Republican governor of Indiana, the 2012 moment calls.
Mark Bittman: How to Make Oatmeal . . . Wrong
Oatmeal, and a missed opportunity for McDonald's.
Pogue's Posts: A Parent’s Struggle With a Child’s iPad Addiction
Is a gadget automatically bad for our kids just because it’s electronic? What if it’s fostering a love of music, or expertise in strategy and problem-solving?
Warning Against Wars Like Iraq and Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that anyone who advises a president to send a large U.S. army to change a third-world regime “should have his head examined.”
Art Review: Fin-de-Siècle Hothouse, Plush and Neurotic
The Neue Galerie’s show “Vienna 1900: Style and Identity” is a shifting kaleidoscope of paintings, drawings, architectural models and plans, posters, furniture and more.
House Proud: The $200 Microhouse
For ingenuity, thrift and charm, Derek Diedricksen’s tiny, playful structures are hard to beat.
How Chris Christie Did His Homework
The governor of New Jersey became the most celebrated Republican in America by tagging public-sector workers like cops and firefighters — and especially teachers — as 21st-century welfare queens.
Fox News Chief, Roger Ailes, Urged Employee to Lie, Records Show
Roger E. Ailes was the executive who Judith Regan said encouraged her to lie to investigators, affidavits indicate.
Timothy Egan: The Man Who Won’t Be King
Two Oscar contenders, two tales of class mobility.
The Next Impasse
This crushing critique of the war in Afghanistan goes a long way toward explaining why America’s embrace of counterinsurgency strategy has not delivered its promised success.
The Flakes That Never Managed to Fall
Predictions had called for the possibility of the first significant snowfall in the city since February 1976, when all of an inch fell.
Now in Brooklyn, Homegrown Tobacco: Local, Rebellious and Tax Free
Since 2009, Audrey Silk, a retired police officer, has kept secret her patch of homegrown tobacco, but growing restrictions on smoking have changed her position on staying quiet.
Thomas L. Friedman: If Not Now, When?
Any road to democracy in the Arab world will be long and rocky.
Movie Review | 'Of Gods and Men': Between Heaven and Earth
“Of Gods and Men” is based on the true story of a group of French Cistercian Trappist monks caught up (and ultimately killed) in the violence that engulfed Algeria in the 1990s.
Op-Ed Contributor: A Saudi Prince’s Plea for Reform
Arab governments must make radical changes to avoid unrest.
Bits: Google Tweaks Algorithm to Push Down Low-Quality Sites
Google said its latest algorithm change is so big that users will notice different, higher-quality search results.
For Berra and Guidry, It Happens Every Spring
At Yankees spring training each year, Ron Guidry revives his role as Yogi Berra's faithful friend and personal driver.
Roger Cohen: From Oklahoma to Tobruk
The road to Arab enfranchisement will be long and turbulent but it's now irreversible.
U.S. Pulling Back in Afghan Valley It Called Vital to War
American officials say the Pech Valley consumed resources disproportionate with its importance and there are not enough troops to win decisively against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
Jury Nullification Advocate Is Indicted
From courthouse steps, Julian P. Heicklen has advocated for jury nullification, but federal prosecutors say his choice of location violates the law.
Path to B.Y.U. Stardom Began in Upstate New York
Jimmer Fredette, who leads the nation in scoring, was a sensation in the Albany area by the time he was in elementary school.
Consumers Hold On to Products Longer
For some Americans the recession has left something behind: a greater interest in making stuff last.
Gadgetwise: Apple Announces New MacBook Pros
Apple announced new MacBook Pro models that have increased processing power, a better built-in camera and a new, superfast connection standard called Thunderbolt.
Graying Audience Returns to Movies
An older audience has made a reassertion of its multiplex power, giving Hollywood a glimpse of its graying future.
