The truth is that his tenure as secretary of state was often rocky, and as full of setbacks as acclaim.

The connection between the rise of social media and the decline of American politics and society seems obvious. But what if what everybody knows is wrong? 

See how six countries are faring amid efforts to protect 30 percent of the planet’s land and waters by 2030, and what will be saved if they succeed. 

There’s something farcical—but entirely rational—about the way authoritarians such as Egypt’s Sisi invoke legal justifications for repression.

American politics turned hyper toxic several years ago, and ever since commentators have raised the specter of a second civil war. No other historical parallel, it seems, captures so viscerally today…