Mary Jackson | Pimps and traffickers get a free pass under new California law protecting “sex work”
William Fleeson | Ukraine’s resilience blooms amid Russia’s ongoing invasion
Enoch Eicher, Clara York | How immigration has changed one rural Iowa community for the better
TRENDING | Athletes face disparate treatment in the wake of sexual misconduct accusations
BOOKS | From Stoics to Epicureans to ancient Christians
BOOKS | An inside scoop on modern marketing
BOOKS | A memoir indicts America’s mental health system
BOOKS | Four new novels provide plenty of suspense
CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Reviews of four books for young readers and teens
MOVIE | Sports film inspires but falls into a familiar prosperity gospel trap
TELEVISION | Dating show celebrates people with Down syndrome
MOVIE | A surprisingly engrossing race-car film tracks a video gamer’s thrilling ascent to real races
MOVIES | Top films for the weekend of Aug. 18-20
MOVIE | A primate with superpowers searches for immortality in an animated retelling of a Chinese legend
A supreme talent’s curtain call
MUSIC | But Tony Bennett’s robust voice will live on
MUSIC | Reviews of four albums
HEALTH | Selective mutism affects 1 in 140 kids, but many succeed in overcoming the disorder
POLITICS | Planned Parenthood and allies collect signatures to make Arizona an abortion-rights state
SCIENCE | Stem cell therapy could help certain dementia patients
TECHNOLOGY | FEC considers reining in AI-assisted political ads
BACKSTORY | A reporter’s mission to live the stories he writes about
