A new book argues a murder in 1984 can help you understand the Middle East today
His latest novel explores social-media stardom; his own career has tracked it, too
As it turns 25, one of the internet’s unlikeliest successes faces grave new threats
Hint: it does not involve handcuffs or a straitjacket
Private equity and artificial intelligence are nibbling at sales
EssilorLuxottica has been rocked by a petty feud
From amoebae to impalement
Annual city scorecards of all sorts are being torn up
Has it built too many expressways and high-speed rail lines?
The southern remnant is probably still doomed, however
The Opportunity Party claims to be taking on the rich world’s biggest problems
The Marshall Islands uses an American windfall to pay every citizen