The Weekend Interview

  • Meet the Woman Rashida Tlaib Called a ‘Prop’

    A recovering addict, Lynne Patton advised Trump’s campaign on minority outreach and now works at HUD calling attention to appalling public-housing conditions.

    Meet the Woman Rashida Tlaib Called a ‘Prop’
  • The Case for Big Business

    Everyone loves the little guy, but Robert Atkinson argues large corporations are more innovative and better to employees.

    The Case for Big Business
  • A Successful School, a Progressive Target

    For a decade, Obama and Andrew Cuomo have been trying to shutter Monroe College. Its president, Marc Jerome, talks about how he fights back.

    A Successful School, a Progressive Target
  • America’s Great Immigration System

    A meeting with Chinese officials helped convince Neeraj Kaushal nobody is better than the U.S. at handling new arrivals.

    America’s Great Immigration System
  • Standing Up to the Comedy Scolds

    Veteran comic Colin Quinn on the encroachments of political correctness and the trials of Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart.

    Standing Up to the Comedy Scolds
  • The Making of a DNA Detective

    CeCe Moore, an amateur genealogist turned professional, helps police crack decades-old cases.

    The Making of a DNA Detective
  • The French Philosopher Who Loves America

    Bernard-Henri Lévy describes theas a ‘crisis of liberal democracy’ and Trump as an ‘epiphenomenon’ of American ‘retreat.’

    The French Philosopher Who Loves America
  • Physics, Biology and Economic Inequality

    Adrian Bejan’s revolutionary theory proposes that the same laws of nature produce rivers, trees, human beings and wealth distributions.

    Physics, Biology and Economic Inequality
  • It’s Not Too Late to Quit Social Media

    Cal Newport never had a Facebook or Twitter account to delete, but he does have a method to break the habit.

    It’s Not Too Late to Quit Social Media
  • How to Store Data Along Memory Lane

    Inspired by a relative’s Alzheimer’s, Nelson Dellis learned 10,000 digits of pi and found ways of making memorization creative and entertaining.

    How to Store Data Along Memory Lane
  • A Parkland Father’s Quest for Accountability

    ‘I blame the murderer for 50% of what happened,’ says Andrew Pollack. ‘There were so many people who didn’t care, who didn’t do their job.’

    A Parkland Father’s Quest for Accountability
  • Lessons From a Republican Survivor

    Rep. Will Hurd, the congressman in Texas’ toughest district, explains how he beats the odds—and why the GOP needs to reach out beyond its base.

    Lessons From a Republican Survivor
  • The Idea That Made America’s Cities Safer

    Thirty years ago, crime was out of control. Then came ‘broken windows’ policing. Are politicians forgetting its lessons?

    The Idea That Made America’s Cities Safer
  • The Vatican’s Astronomer on God and the Stars

    The pope’s chief stargazer, Br. Guy Consolmagno, discusses what the Wise Men saw, how to deflect an asteroid, and why science and faith are more than compatible.

    The Vatican’s Astronomer on God and the Stars
  • College Bloat Meets ‘The Blade’

    Mitch Daniels, America’s most innovative university president, tells how he’s kept tuition from rising and how acquiring Kaplan University will expand educational access.

    College Bloat Meets ‘The Blade’
  • The Anti-Bill Gates

    How do poor countries get rich? Not with World Bank help but by unleashing the talents of the poor, says Bill Easterly, an economist who defies the philanthropic consensus.

    The Anti-Bill Gates
  • The Amazing Madoff Clawback

    How two lawyers, Irving Picard and David Sheehan, have recovered 75 cents on the dollar of the stolen money—many times the usual rate in such cases.

    The Amazing Madoff Clawback
  • Conservatives and the Politics of Work

    Oren Cass, Mitt Romney’s former domestic-policy director, says wage subsidies are an alternative to the current welfare state and the left’s universal basic income.

    Conservatives and the Politics of Work
  • Why Central Bankers Missed the Crisis

    The lesson of 2008, a top economist says, is that monetary maestros don’t pay enough attention to financial markets. Are they making the same mistake again?

    Why Central Bankers Missed the Crisis
  • The Scourge of ‘Diversity’

    A onetime liberal, Heather Mac Donald now believes identity politics threatens higher education and civilization itself.

    The Scourge of ‘Diversity’
  • A Political Comeback at 93

    Malaysia’s prime minister discusses his alliance with a man he once jailed, his trouble with the Chinese, and his country’s system of racial preferences.

    A Political Comeback at 93
  • In the Eye of the Kavanaugh Storm

    Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, talks about the prospects of confirmation, the effort to give the accuser a hearing, and the #MeToo movement.

    In the Eye of the Kavanaugh Storm
  • Eight Decades of Ethnic Dilemmas

    Iconic sociologist Nathan Glazer on the problems of group identity, affirmative action and Donald Trump.

    Eight Decades of Ethnic Dilemmas
  • Sage Against the Machine

    A leading Google critic on why he thinks the era of ‘big data’ is done, why he opposes Trump’s talk of regulation, and the promise of blockchain.

    Sage Against the Machine
  • When Medical Innovation Meets Politics

    FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on the promise and challenges of biologic drugs, capital risk and ‘regulatory arbitrage’ of generics.

    When Medical Innovation Meets Politics
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