The Lex Newsletter: Finding the edge - Helen Thomas on.ft.com/3UhqH4q

Obituary: Paul Auster, 1947-2024 - a writer who combined popular appeal with ludic experimentation in three decades of fiction, from his breakthrough The New York Trilogy (1987) to his last novel, Baumgartner (2023) on.ft.com/3WmuMH1

America is in knots over the foolishness — or worse — of its campus protesters. But it is adults who are making the biggest dunces of themselves, says Edward Luce on.ft.com/4a6sY8h

The second coming of Ed Miliband - Robert Shrimsley on.ft.com/3Wo248S

London mayoralty contest may be tighter than polls suggest - Stephen Bush on.ft.com/3y0j5fg

How worried should we be about the return of bird flu? - Anjana Ahuja on.ft.com/3weqmHQ

Why Xi Jinping is afraid to unleash China’s consumers - The Big Read on.ft.com/3Wm54T1

We risk a lost decade for the world’s poor - Martin Wolf on.ft.com/4aXfVYj

The lesson of Biden’s transformational first term - Janan Ganesh on.ft.com/44CE2t3

What’s up for grabs in the 2024 local elections? - Stephen Bush on.ft.com/4dlxmmG

The bitter fight over the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles - The Big Read on.ft.com/3xUFRFo

America’s crisis of loneliness - Rana Foroohar on.ft.com/49Z3p9a

How long can Japan remain a haven from China? - Gideon Rachman on.ft.com/4dhXmzu

More than potholes and planning at stake in local elections - Stephen Bush on.ft.com/3Qom4nQ

How Europe solved its Russian gas problem - The Big Read on.ft.com/49UsBh7

The crippling home insurance crisis hitting America - Rana Foroohar on.ft.com/49ZEm67

What we must still learn about the great inflation disaster - Martin Wolf on.ft.com/3JKktVH

Frank Field, MP and welfare reformer, 1942-2024 - Obituary on.ft.com/3QkYYyI

With Trump in court, can Biden take control of the election? - The Big Read on.ft.com/4bbLkpE

Rejoice! Voyager 1 is back from the dead - Anjana Ahuja on.ft.com/4bcfedd