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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When the ocean is 97 degrees
feature The world is reaching a climate tipping point
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The photos we don't see
feature What if images of mass shooting victims were published?
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The gender wars
feature Extremists and reactionaries are demanding simplistic, black-and-white answers to complex questions
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The worship of weapons
feature Sacrificing children so that anyone can own an AR-15
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Ignoring the evidence
feature What the lab-leak theory, anti-maskers, and a ‘woke’ bank have in common
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Succumbing to Putin's blackmail
feature The U.S. and NATO are still reluctant to give Ukraine what it needs to win
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Sky junk, not flying saucers
feature Looks like most UFOs are wayward balloons, drones, and illusions
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What reforms can't fix
feature The persistence of authoritarian police culture
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When it's time to let go
feature Accepting death isn’t easy, but the alternative leads to even deeper suffering
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Falling from the sky
feature The humbling of tech gods and tyrants
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No, it's not over
Talking Point New Omicron subvariants are headed our way
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Putin's nightmare
Talking Point How Russia’s reckless czar is making his worst fears come true
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When the rivers run dry
Talking Point The summer of 2022’s ominous climate message
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Bill Russell's legacy
Talking Point The brilliant team player who backed down to no one, on and off the court
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The great COVID disconnect
opinion BA.5 is on the rampage, but most Americans believe the pandemic is over
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The soul of a machine
Talking Point Will artificial intelligence ever be conscious?
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Rewarding Putin for invading
Talking Point Should we let him partition Ukraine so he’s not humiliated?
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America's metastatic cancer
Talking Point How rampant distrust is killing us
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The next Prohibition
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Acceptable casualties
Talking Point Freedom from COVID mandates won’t be free. How many deaths should we tolerate?
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The NRA's ideal world
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Is it 1938 — or 2003?
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A moment of moral clarity
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Every couch a casino
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