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The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.

Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.

An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest achievements a society can attain—and these two men have no respect for it.

In the 21st century, you are who you pretend to be. It’s a world Tom Ripley was made for.

Wyna Liu, the editor of the New York Times game Connections, discusses her process and the particular ire her puzzles inspire. Trump’s pick for attorney general will get to burnish his MAGA-loyalist ...

The drama over federal-grant spending this week isn’t mere disorganization; it’s part of a broader effort to remake the government from the inside.