Last week, Tom Suozzi won handily in the special election in New York’s Third Congressional District to fill the seat vacated by serial fraudster George Santos — reclaiming the seat that Suozzi previously held. This was the latest in a series of Democratic vic... More »
Donald Trump was already reeling from multiple legal setbacks when a New York judge last week handed the former president a staggering defeat in his civil fraud case, ordering him to pay roughly $450m to the state after finding him liable for conspiracy to man... More »
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BooksIn Tommy Orange’s Latest, a Family Tree Grows from Severed Roots“Wandering Stars” probes the aftermath of atrocity, seeing history and its horrors as heritable.By Parul SehgalFebruary 19, 2024The baneful legacy of residential schools, a cornerstone of col... More »
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BooksDid the Year 2020 Change Us Forever?The COVID-19 pandemic affected us in millions of ways. But it evades the meanings we want it to bear.By Adam GopnikFebruary 19, 2024Four years after the onset of covid, writers survey the landscape of our recent past: t... More »