The Atlantic’s crossword puzzle gets a little more challenging every day, with the biggest puzzle on Sunday.
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention reportedly chose to protect their denomination by hiding abuse—and then attempted to destroy the victims.
Peter WehnerOf all the objections NIMBYs raise to new housing and infrastructure, perhaps the most risible is that their community is already too crowded.
Jerusalem DemsasI can no longer honestly tell my kids that everything will be okay.
Molly Jong-FastAs in Europe, where Vladimir Putin’s assault is uniting the region against him, so too in Asia is an aggressive Beijing entrenching American power.
Michael SchumanHundreds of thousands of deaths, from either tobacco or the pandemic, could be prevented with a single behavioral change.
Benjamin MazerHow many bad apples must we pluck before we recognize that the orchard is diseased?
David FrenchAs COVID numbers tick up, hospitals are supposed to be ready to jump in as needed. Only, they never really had a reprieve.
Ed YongOur original-recipe shots are holding up against new variants. But we may need to improve them, and soon.
Katherine J. WuOffering the Russian president a face-saving compromise will only enable future aggression.
Anne ApplebaumBut no, we’re not headed for anything even close to 2008.
Derek Thompson