The Climate-Change ‘Emergency’ Is Coming for You
We’ve not fully arrived at crazytown. But the urge to curtail individual freedom is visible in countless blueprints for a controlled future.
It Takes a Village, but in California Parents Aren’t Welcome
A state challenge to a school gender-identity policy shows how ideologues think families can’t be trusted with their own children.
Daniel Ortega Turns Against the Jesuits
Pope Francis’ religious order is paying the price for its blind belief in the dictator’s utopian promises about socialism.
Municipal-Bond Investors Pay a Hefty Price for Not Being Taxed
A new study suggests that “investors overvalue the pleasure” of tax-exemption.
Stock Funds’ 2023 Gain Is Trimmed to 13.7%
The average U.S.-stock fund declined 2.6% in August, but losses were worse before a late-month advance.
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After Taming Rebels, Ethiopia’s Leader Faces New Threat
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a former Nobel Peace Prize winner, had forged a coalition to fight rebels in Tigray. Now his allies […]
Tractor Supply Won Over City Slickers. Now It Needs to Keep Them—and Farmers.
The retailer has added prechopped firewood and other items to target younger, rural novices without alienating its traditional customers.
The Deion Sanders Experiment at Colorado Begins With a Wild Win
The Buffaloes, who won one game last year, knocked off Texas Christian, a team that played for a national championship last season, […]
The Disappointing Bet That Could Turn Into the Biggest IPO of the Year
Softbank’s lofty ambitions for chip maker Arm have fallen short. Now the market is about to issue its verdict on the deal.
Why You Should—or Shouldn’t—Upgrade to the iPhone 15
Apple’s launch event is coming up, but if your device supports iOS 17 and just needs a new battery, you can skip […]
How Novartis’s CEO Learned From Mistakes and Got Help From an Unlikely Quarter
After some deals and drug launches disappointed, Vas Narasimhan heard from investors—and hired an outspoken Wall Street analyst to manage strategy.