Heckuva Job
What Erdogan’s Pivot to Putin Means

Briefly: nothing good for American interests.

Balancing Act
Thailand’s King Has Died

King Bhumibol’s passing makes the task of American foreign policy in Asia more complicated than ever.

Columbus Day 2016
The Immigrants’ Holiday

Columbus Day started as a celebration of penniless immigrants made good, not of genocide.

How norms erode
What to Make of Trump’s Debate-Night Threat

The media can’t be an effective referee of democratic norms if it defines them selectively.

Progress
In Africa, a Link Between Phones and Freedom

Uganda’s putting porn on the “naughty list” and Zimbabwe’s trying to block WhatsApp, but Africa’s mobile revolution is real and its impacts are just beginning to be felt.

Putin's Plutonium Play
Is It a Threat or Desperation?

Look no further than Putin’s list of demands to restart the plutonium deal for proof of how important sanctions relief is to the embattled Russian President.

The Battle of the Billionaires
On Immigration, Silicon Valley is Not Moving FWD(.us)

Mark Zuckerberg’s group: innovators for conventional thinking.

Important Infrastructure
Will Moynihan Train Hall Benefit People Who Take Trains?

New York’s planners seem not to understand much about how people actually use train stations in 2016.

Election 2016
Live-Blogging the Presidential Debate

Watching tonight? We are too.

Arts on the Weekend
New York’s Second Opera Is Back

The New York City Opera returns from bankruptcy with a triumphant double-bill.

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