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In the punt on the river in the cave, beneath the dim light of glowing worms, it was thoughts of my own death that consumed me.

The sale demonstrates the President's personal brand of industrial policy--transactional, opaque, and designed to politically benefit him and his allies.

The ninety-two-year-old comedy legend has influenced generations of performers. In a string of recent TV roles, she has been co-starring with some of her closest comedic heirs.

In 1989, Sir Tim revolutionized the online world. Today, in the era of misinformation, addictive algorithms, and extractive monopolies, he thinks he can do it again.

The Mayor makes official what has been obvious for some time, and ends his reëlection campaign.

The future of American democracy could depend on whether Christians see themselves as warriors or servants.

"The Season: A Fan's Story" paints Australian-rules football in epic, manly terms, with a bard's sonorous cadence.

Hope lies not in expecting a late-in-life conversion experience in the Oval Office but in carrying out the ordinary work of civic life.

The charges against the former F.B.I. director look weak. But they may be just the start of Donald Trump's long-threatened drive to use the Justice Department to go after his enemies.

What it was like to live through the takeover of one of Russia's most influential television stations--and what the experience suggests about the state of free expression in the U.S. today.