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
-
Is greed no longer good?
opinion Why leading CEOs say creating profits is no longer their only responsibility
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Blaming evil
opinion The massacre in El Paso was not the product of inexplicable forces
By William Falk Published
opinion -
The limits on asylum
opinion Should the U.S. invite even more desperate people to try to enter the country?
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Swimming in plastics
opinion Tiny particles of man-made polymers can now be found in oceans, fish — and our bodies.
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Defined by an error
feature Bill Buckner always knew a single mistake would be the first line of his obituary. He was right.
By William Falk Published
feature -
Sports as a mirror
opinion In the Trump Era, even championship teams are divided by race
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Unchecked
opinion Why Trump's attorney general absolved him of obstruction
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Not what it seems
opinion Seeing a black hole is a reminder that the universe is much stranger than we think
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Not exonerated
opinion Mueller's investigation made one thing clear: Putin interfered with America's presidential election
By William Falk Published
opinion -
The nuclear necessity
opinion The world can't reach emissions goals with wind and solar alone
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Consciousness of guilt
opinion Why has President Trump spent two years trying to halt, control, and discredit the Russia investigation?
By William Falk Published
opinion -
The Democrats' dilemma
opinion In picking a 2020 candidate, can they afford to run to the far left?
By William Falk Published
opinion -
El Chapo's business partner
opinion With OxyContin, the Sackler family helped create a massive market for heroin
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Where your raise went
opinion Most companies worship profits and stock prices, which is why wages aren't rising
By William Falk Published
opinion -
To save the church
opinion Catholics can no longer settle for words and half measures. The all-male priesthood must go.
By William Falk Published
opinion -
The world on fire
opinion Climate change is here now, but so what? Let's make our kids deal with it.
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Don't leave us
opinion Suicidal people think the world would be better off without them. They are wrong.
By William Falk Published
opinion -
A hat tip to the truth tellers
opinion Why journalism is indispensable to a free society
By William Falk Published
opinion -
America's happiness deficit
opinion What do Finland and Denmark know that we've forgotten?
By William Falk Published
opinion -
The authoritarian moment
opinion All over the world, liberal democracy is in retreat
By William Falk Published
opinion -
The peacock on the plane
opinion The boom in airline passengers insisting they must fly with 'emotional support' animals tells us something
By William Falk Published
opinion -
Into the crucible
opinion In 2018, America will undergo a critical test of its principles
By William Falk Published
opinion -
What mass killers have in common
opinion Ideology can mask the real motive: the thrill of violent revenge on the world
By William Falk Published
opinion -
The economics of denial
opinion Why high-carbon states don't believe in climate change
By William Falk Published
opinion