Chatting with the author of “The Brightness” about the books that influenced him and the one he recommends reading next.

The results of the midterm elections may still be still rolling in, “but the rejection of the President is undeniable and ...

The vote counts from key Senate, House, and gubernatorial elections around the country.

During a mystifying election week in Michigan, the congresswoman reflects on her endorsement switch, people thinking she’s in ...

Reflections on a midterm campaign in which our octogenarian President waged war—against algae in the Reflecting Pool.

In his new book, “Kolkhoz,” Emmanuel Carrère is haunted not only by the spectre of his mother, but by the question of whether ...

In the midterms’ most competitive races, Democratic candidates are reviving an old party message: that the Republicans are ...

It starts with a bang—a fiery explosion, a cloud of smoke, a horrific bloodbath. The year is 1937, deep into the Spanish Civil War, and a group of villagers have gathered to cheer on the right-wing ...

Martin McDonagh’s comic thriller “Wild Horse Nine,” set on the eve of the Pinochet dictatorship, diverts our tears toward the ...

An A.I.-generated Josh Shapiro talking about “deleting incriminating e-mails.” An A.I.-generated Abdul El-Sayed and the words “DEATH TO AMERICA.” They’re not real, but can voters tell the difference?

Emmanuel Macron challenges the welfare state, and Charles de Gaulle makes a surprise return. The fact is that, in difficult ...

No one cares as much about presents as kids do. No pressure! Fortunately, choosing a gift for a child comes with fewer shades ...