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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An originalist's originalism
opinion Even James Madison didn't think the Constitution was a dead document with a fixed meaning
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You paid Trump's taxes
opinion Our tax code was created for people like him
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It's not the flu
opinion Many COVID survivors still have severe symptoms months later
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Harnessing hate
opinion How negative partisanship now defines our politics
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What war does to the warriors
opinion Long after the killing is over, soldiers are haunted
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Our COVID choice
opinion We already know how to drive infections way, way down
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A successful cover-up
opinion We still don't know why Trump is so afraid of Putin
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The steep price of denial
opinion Why the world now shuns Americans
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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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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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