World
-
Most Major Crimes Are Down. Why Are Assaults Up?
Homicides, rapes and shootings in New York City have decreased, but the number of assaults has remained stubbornly high.
-
This Therapy Helps Victims of Violent Crime. Who Will Pay for It?
“Trauma recovery centers” are favored by law-and-order officials and progressive activists alike for one big reason: They work. But to…
-
How a Dating Show Host Spends Her Sundays
Stef Dag, host of “Hot & Single,” goes cafe-hopping with friends, boxes in the park and gets ready for a…
-
Long Before Trump, Immigrant Detention Was Arbitrary and Cruel
“In the Shadow of Liberty,” by the historian Ana Raquel Minian, chronicles America’s often brutal treatment of noncitizens, including locking…
-
A Sugary Bonbon of a Novel From a Legendary Foodie
In “The Paris Novel,” Ruth Reichl is a glutton for wish fulfillment.
-
A Quite Contrary Alphabet Book Asks, How Did Our Gardens Grow?
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING FOR COLORED CHILDREN: An Alphabetary of the Colonized World, by Jamaica Kincaid. Illustrated by Kara Walker.…
-
That Time Europe Tried to Bring Monarchy Back to Mexico
HABSBURGS ON THE RIO GRANDE:The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire, by Raymond Jonas In October 1863, a…
-
House Set to Vote on Foreign Aid Bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
After clearing a critical hurdle on Friday, the pieces of the $95 billion package was expected to pass in a…
-
Peter Morgan Turns His Pen From ‘The Crown’ to the Kremlin
His new play “Patriots,” now on Broadway, follows Putin’s rise to power and the Russian oligarchs who mistakenly thought he’d…
-
Top Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold
Twenty-three top Chinese swimmers tested positive for the same powerful banned substance seven months before the Tokyo Olympic Games in…