
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 price of presidential ambitionopinion The 2016 election has cost both major candidates much more than just time and money. Was it worth it? By William Falk Published opinion
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 Only losers pay taxesopinion Want to be a genius? Learn how to stiff everyone who wants your money. By William Falk Published opinion
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 Blaming the mediaopinion Both Democrats and Republicans perceive bias in the election coverage. Why? By William Falk Published opinion
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 A tale of two campusesopinion How colleges are diverging on creating 'safe spaces' By William Falk Published opinion
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 When a bribe isn't a bribeopinion The many agendas of the Clinton Foundation By William Falk Published opinion
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 Congress' Zika disgraceopinion More proof that Washington is broken By William Falk Published opinion
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 Trump's promiseopinion He knows how it feels to be scorned and laughed at. Now it's time for vengeance. By William Falk Published opinion
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 How NASA restored my faith in humanityopinion Juno's accomplishments this week offer the world a glimmer of hope in dark times By William Falk Published opinion
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 Orlando as a Rorschach testopinion A polarized nation that sees only what it wants to see By William Falk Last updated opinion
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 Gawker's bad karmaopinion Bullying, outing, and shaming people for fun isn't journalism By William Falk Published opinion
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 Trump's favorite foreign leaderopinion Hint: It isn't David Cameron By William Falk Last updated opinion
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 The election that cannot be discussedopinion If you discuss Trump at the water cooler, watch out By William Falk Published opinion
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 The interior lives of animalsopinion Human beings are not alone in our capacity to think, feel, and empathize By William Falk Published opinion
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 The lost Americansopinion The white working class won't be saved by tariffs, bigger government checks, or a U-haul rental By William Falk Published opinion
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 Trump, the liberatoropinion What happens when rage, racism, and violence is no longer unacceptable? By William Falk Published opinion
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 How democracies collapseopinion Is America headed for an Argentinian future? By William Falk Published opinion
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 The power of magical thinkingopinion What Trump and Sanders supporters have in common By William Falk Published opinion
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 A worst-case election scenarioopinion What happens if Bloomberg runs, and none of the three candidates gets enough Electoral College votes? By William Falk Published opinion
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 Are beards on the way out?opinion When too many dudes have furry faces, it's the clean-shaven guys who stand out By William Falk Published opinion
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 Defined by our fearsopinion Walls, trigger warnings, and the pursuit of total safety By William Falk Last updated opinion
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 The danger of certaintyopinion Opinions and policies should change in response to new evidence. But they usually don't. By William Falk Published opinion
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 When a doomsday cult meets our modern worldopinion Reflections on ISIS's savage terrorist attacks in Paris By William Falk Published opinion
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 The death of the swing voteropinion In our polarized nation, nearly everyone's mind is already made up By William Falk Published opinion
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 The spiritual lessons of sportsopinion Why Cubs' fans deserve our awed respect By William Falk Published opinion
