I grew up in working-class Jersey City during the 1960s and ’70s. The fathers worked long hours; the mothers maintained the ...

Opened April 2026, the Phoenix Library in Gaza City is rebuilding a culture of reading with books salvaged from more than two ...

Israel. But a clear, generational shift is emerging, as younger conservatives have grown skeptical of U.S. aid to Israel and of Jewish political influence in the U.S.

The people of Iran are living through an economic meltdown. The way out of it is far from clear.

World health officials praise the trust-building approach during the latest outbreak of Ebola in Central Africa. “Fear by ...

With the United States withdrawing from global humanitarian efforts, is there an opportunity for middle power Norway to step ...

Right France,” talks about changes in French politics, and voter embrace of a party long considered outside the mainstream.

From Voltaire to Joseph Heller, writers have used satire to skewer institutions and individuals. Historian Barbara Tuchman observed that “Satire is a wrapping of exaggeration around a core of reality.

The demise of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” raises questions of whether humor can bring together a polarized nation.

Iran’s viral social media campaign has been slick, savvy, and accessible to a Western audience. It seems to have caught the U ...

The Trump administration has reached an unusual settlement in a case of the president suing his own government. Critics worry ...

An overwhelming majority of Democrats now view Israel negatively – a dramatic shift that is playing out in primary campaigns ...