2. Ruddy Roye for The New York Times

    Feature

    The Preacher and the Sheriff

    A young, shackled black man is shot to death — and the police say he killed himself. The resulting investigation has pitted the victim’s father against the most powerful man in New Iberia, La.

  4. Illustration by Javier Jaén

    First Words

    The Media’s Risky Love Affair With Leaks

    In a hyperpartisan news environment, spilled secrets can destabilize those in power — and those in the press.

  1. On Money

    Illustration by Tim Enthoven

    The Major Blind Spots in Macroeconomics

    Years after the financial crisis — a disaster that economists were supposed to foresee but didn’t — the field still struggles with its self-conception.

  3. Eat

    Gentl and Hyers for The New York Times

    Table for Two, No Waiting

    Express your affection at home with a simple dish of chicken confit and roasted potatoes.