#The New York Times

Fearing Fear Itself

Terrorists won’t bring down Western civilization, and the tradeoffs we make to counter it should not include giving in to the panic they hope to create.

The Attacks in Paris Reveal the Strategic Limits of ISIS

Globalized terrorism is no more effective than conducting aerial bombings without forces on the ground.

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A Baby Dies at Day Care, and a Mother Asks Why She Had to Leave Him So Soon

I wasn’t just up against the end of my parental leave. I was up against an entire culture.

Race, College and Safe Space

There is a place for black racial sanctuaries, just as there is a right to combat racism itself.

Beneath New York Public Library, Shelving Its Past for High-Tech Research Stacks

After abandoning a much-criticized plan to move most of its research books to New Jersey, the library is creating a new storage and retrieval system under Bryant Park.

The tech stalwart has been hiring designers by the hundreds, all part of an accelerated approach to product development that is a major departure from the past.