A political thriller that doubles as an extended lesson in comparative politics, “Borgen” is the rare show that takes both politics and plot seriously. In season one, Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett ...

Yes, says Columbia Law School Professor Katharina Pistor, who shows in her book how the legal underpinnings of the system ...

Journalist Beth Macy is the author of four books about the hollowing out of the American dream, including the 2018 best ...

China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder, by Michael McFaul, Mariner Books, 544 pages, $35 If you were looking for ...

The B-list novels of Mary Shelley; I’m in the early stages of drafting a new book about Mary Shelley, so I have to read ...

It’s important to consider how political satire helps defend democracy in ways that go beyond speaking truth to power.

A new book examining Manitoba’s political and social transformation, “The Keystone Province: Politics and Government in Manitoba,” will be officially launched this evening at Government House in ...

While they wait for Gov. Jeff Landry to potentially call a legislative special session, organizers of the Louisiana Book Festival are preparing to move programming out of the State Capitol. "We don't ...

French industrial production unexpectedly fell back again in August in a sign that the country’s political deadlock is weighing on activity, adding to pressures on wider European industry. Output was ...

It’s been quite an eventful week for Eric Adams. On Sunday, the incumbent mayor dropped his beleaguered reelection campaign after months of speculation that he was eyeing the exit (and possibly a new ...

Randi Weingarten has taken to wearing a paper clip on her lapel as a ­bizarre symbol of her ­crusade against “fascism,” aka Donald Trump. The president of the American Federation of Teachers is on ...

In 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter, now known as X, stating it was to promote a “digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner.” Upon his purchase, Musk ...