Latest articles by William Falk
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A broken promise
opinion For generations, any American willing to work hard could escape poverty. That's no longer true.
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When all the options are bad
opinion There's good reason to distrust Iran. But most Americans support the nuclear deal anyway.
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Putin raises the stakes
opinion Russia's new czar is acting as if he expects an all-out war with the West. Is he just bluffing?
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The limits of personal liberty
opinion In a libertarian paradise, you could smoke in a restaurant or office, drive without putting on a seat belt, and refuse to get your children vaccinated
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The terrorism paradox
opinion Under attack by a profoundly illiberal foe, Europe is reconsidering its liberal, post-modern ideals
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What every boss should know
opinion As Jill Abramson can now attest, being in charge is not a license to treat other people with disdain
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The real cause of income inequality
opinion When management and stockholders pocket all the profits, the middle class falls further behind
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The right of revolution
feature In the current edition of the The Week's Editor's Letter, William Falk explains why the NRA will fight any new gun laws
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Judgment on high
feature In this edition of The Week's Editor's Letter, William Falk examines the implications of all-seeing Predator drones over our own heads
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Hurricane Sandy: A letter from The Week's editor
feature As the storm overtook New York City, our editors scrambled to produce a magazine
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What the internet knows
feature In this edition of the The Week's Editor's Letter, William Falk warns that whatever you do online can and will be held against you
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Where are the grownups?
feature In this edition of The Week's editor's letter, William Falk says we can no longer avoid making difficult spending choices
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When the bill comes due
feature America's support of Hosni Mubarak was a convenient compromise, says Editor William Falk in this edition of The Week
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The mounting Google Glass rebellion
opinion In an age of constant connectivity, it's heartening to see techies taking time to unplug
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When the experts screw up
opinion The people who run the CDC, the Secret Service, hospitals, and other important organizations are human. Which means they make terrible mistakes.
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When democracy fails
opinion It's not only Iraq and Egypt that have a 'moderate' problem
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How we went to the Dark Side
opinion Terrorists invite us to join them in madness, and after 9/11, America took the bait
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A new appreciation for Millennials
opinion Thanks to new scientific research, Boomers may soon agree that the world needs more young blood
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How to write a boring book
opinion Start off with an interesting plot, then beat it to death for more than 700 pages
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When a bot takes your job
opinion Now that computers can write news stories, drive cars, and play chess, we're all in trouble
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The Supreme Court's two tribes
opinion A steady stream of bitterly divided, 5-4 rulings is not what the Founders had in mind
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Servants of our tools
opinion Technology may be giving us more power than we can handle
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Why the NFL should worry
opinion Behind the curtain, the view isn't pretty
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The alternative to negotiation
opinion Most Americans don't trust Iran, but no longer believe the Middle East can be bombed into submission
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