The New York Times

Despite all our good intentions, the legal system — that thing we were charged to protect — kept getting worse.

A system of fuzzy borders, in which powerful states treat territory as negotiable and sovereignty as conditional, is not a viable alternative to the liberal world order.

A formerly incarcerated writer reflects on how the prison system didn’t foster change, but befriending time did.

In Lebanon, each new cease-fire is met with blind optimism — as if it hails the end of a conflict instead of what it actually is: an admission ticket to the next war.

The Texas senate race will come down to the Democratic candidate’s strengths — and the Republican’s weaknesses.

Whatever deal is reached between the United States and Iran, Trump will have to make a big concession: A murderous regime remains intact.

A deal to end the current blockade is merely an enticement for the next blockade and the one after that.