EditorialMarianne Williamson, the author, spiritual teacher and erstwhile presidential candidate at her home in Washington, Nov. 18, 2021. (Molly Matalon/The New York Times)
EditorialEric Ulrich, a former Republican city councilman, smiles outside a polling station in Queens on Feb. 26, 2019, when he unsuccessfully ran for public advocate. (Stephanie Keith/The New York Times)
EditorialRudy Giuliani, then President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, listens as Trump speaks during a news briefing in the White House in Washington, Sept. 27, 2020. (Al Drago/The New York Times)
EditorialLouis Shantzek, a retiree who tried unsuccessfully to get a monoclonal antibody treatment after he tested positive for COVID, at home in Miami, Jan. 3, 2022. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
EditorialRep. Louie Ghomert (R-Texas) unsuccessfully sued Vice President Mike Pence in an attempt to force him to nullify the results of the 2020 presidential election. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times)
EditorialJeanne Mettler, the town supervisor of Copake, N.Y., which unsuccessfully challenged a new law aimed at making solar projects easier to build, Oct. 21, 2021. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times)
EditorialA large crowd gathers in front of Mac’s Public House on Staten Island in New York, protesting its shutdown, Dec. 2, 2020. (Stephanie Keith/The New York Times)
EditorialProf. Malcolm Campbell argued unsuccessfully against sending Davidson College students home for an extended break because of the coronavirus outbreak. (Travis Dove/The New York Times)
EditorialSen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks with reporters at the Capitol prior to resuming the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. (Calla Kessler/The New York Times)
EditorialSarah Burleton, who fought unsuccessfully to stop her neighborhood from being annexed into the city limits, at home in Decatur, Ill. (Lyndon French/The New York Times)