The framers didn’t want a king, but a republic with a strong executive was an innovation in 1787.

By taking stands on issues, academic groups can chill debate and harm young faculty members’ careers.

She vows an ‘opportunity economy’ but comes from a political culture that is hostile to enterprise.

‘What message does this send Hamas? . . . Murder more hostages and you will get more concessions.’

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to federal tax charges.

The schools minister promises reform but parents are frustrated with the lack of action.

BBC Scotland speaks to two care-experienced students about their time at university.

BBC Scotland speaks to two care-experienced students about their time at university.

Schools are bracing for tough conversations after the summer holidays were blighted by riots.

But not before trying to evade responsibility with a Schrödinger’s plea.

He needs to demonstrate that he’s sane, stable and knowledgeable. She needs a show of good faith.

The government already tilts the scales in favor of low fertility.

She’d raise the rate by nearly 40%—to its highest level since the 1970s.

A court blocked the city’s ban, but Plan B is to kill them with taxes.

Macron appoints an old hand despite what voters demanded.

Which is likelier to influence an election, foreign operatives or federal prosecutors?

Bernard-Henri Lévy on how Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack changed Israel and the world.

A day at the tennis tournament pre-9/11 now seems an age ago.

His views may be more in sync with the American mind. She could represent a future beyond old men.

The Ontario festival offered an engaging world premiere with ‘Salesman in China,’ following Arthur Miller as he stages his American classic in Asia; also onstage is a fresh and funny ‘Twelfth Night,’ an unsettling production of Edward Albee’s ‘The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?’ and the musical comedy ‘Something Rotten!’