William Falk
William Falk is editor-in-chief of The Week, and has held that role since the magazine's first issue in 2001. He has previously been a reporter, columnist, and editor at the Gannett Westchester Newspapers and at Newsday, where he was part of two reporting teams that won Pulitzer Prizes.
Latest articles by William Falk
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The steep price of denial
opinion Why the world now shuns Americans
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The power of moral revulsion
opinion How photos of Emmett Till's brutalized body helped launch the civil rights movement
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Living with uncertainty
opinion Four months into this pandemic, we still know very little
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Rebelling against sanity
opinion Defying sound health advice on COVID-19 won't save the economy
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No, this won't be over soon
opinion Infectious disease specialists expect waves of infection
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What really matters
opinion In a pandemic, you can take nothing for granted
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Calling Dr. Fauci
opinion Tony from Brooklyn is among the many heroes for whom to be grateful
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The coronavirus paradox
feature We all pose threats to one another, yet we need each other more than ever
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The viral test
opinion To limit Covid-19's spread, Americans will need social cohesion and smart leadership
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What Barr hath wrought
opinion A president who believes presidential powers are limitless
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You're being watched
opinion In China, surveillance is both Orwellian and visible. Here, it's largely invisible.
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'Lock them up!'
opinion A year from now, prosecutors will be launching criminal investigations of the party that loses the election
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All the free speech money can buy
opinion The escalating arms race of unlimited campaign spending
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Introducing The Week Junior
feature You might have seen in the news that we are launching a new magazine for kids
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A democracy in peril
opinion Where 2020 might take us
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To recline or not to recline?
opinion In today's absurdly cramped airplanes, do you have a right to push your seat back?
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Why Fox News was created
opinion Richard Nixon and his aides wanted a TV network of their own
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What Britain does better
opinion A six-week-long election campaign sounds pretty good right now, don't you think?
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The mother of all backlashes
opinion Why Democrats may regret owning Medicare-for-all
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Why John Roberts is sweating
opinion If legal battles crucial to Trump's survival reach the Supreme Court, the chief justice may cast the deciding vote
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Hating Greta
opinion Why do some adults find her message so threatening?
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Refusing to be bullied
opinion We need more public servants to stand up for the truth
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Is greed no longer good?
opinion Why leading CEOs say creating profits is no longer their only responsibility
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Blaming evil
opinion The massacre in El Paso was not the product of inexplicable forces
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