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I Grew Up Much Like JD Vance. How Did We End Up So Different?
The vice-presidential nominee should be thinking of how to extend a ladder to those he left behind, not how to pull it up behind him.
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The Question Kamala Harris Needs to Answer to Beat Donald Trump
She has prosecuted the case against Donald Trump and clarified some policy views, but not her why. That’s what voters want to know.
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Why I Write My Own Obituary Every Year
It’s not as maudlin as it might seem. If you take a few minutes to try it, you might find the same.
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What This Israel-Hezbollah-Hamas-Iran Conflict is Really About
The devastating blow to Hezbollah by Israel has a place in the global struggle between the “coalition of inclusion” and “coalition of resistance.” It could be the keystone.
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Diddy and Our Culture’s ‘Himpathy’ for Powerful Men
How the allegations against Sean Combs change the way we talk about #MeToo, rumors and powerful men.
By Michelle CottleRoss DouthatTressie McMillan Cottom and
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The journalist Emily Jashinsky discusses the “huge gulf” between various factions of the New Right.
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Terry Tempest Williams shares her experience surviving the terror and beauty of a flash flood.
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The prospect of a second Trump administration has rekindled an important debate from four years ago.
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Military success rarely brings true peace, but it can preserve societies.
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Thomas L. FriedmanWhat This Israel-Hezbollah-Hamas-Iran Conflict is Really About
The devastating blow to Hezbollah by Israel has a place in the global struggle between the “coalition of inclusion” and “coalition of resistance.” It could be the keystone.
By Thomas L. Friedman
lettersRape Cases in the Headlines and in Our Everyday Lives
Readers discuss a guest essay about famous cases and offer personal stories. Also: Helping immigrants; A.I. at war; Donald Trump, TV and real life.
Guest EssayI Grew Up Much Like JD Vance. How Did We End Up So Different?
The vice-presidential nominee should be thinking of how to extend a ladder to those he left behind, not how to pull it up behind him.
By Beth Macy
David FrenchIran Is Losing. That May Matter More Than Israel’s Mistakes.
Military success rarely brings true peace, but it can preserve societies.
By David French
Guest EssayLaws Need to Catch Up to Artificial Intelligence’s Unique Risks
Artificial intelligence poses unique risks, so the people warning us of safety threats deserve unique protections.
By Garrison Lovely
Guest EssayThere’s a Dangerous Misconception About the Military’s Obligations to the President
The prospect of a second Trump administration has rekindled an important debate from four years ago.
By Graham Parsons
Guest EssayThe Question Kamala Harris Needs to Answer to Beat Donald Trump
She has prosecuted the case against Donald Trump and clarified some policy views, but not her why. That’s what voters want to know.
By Ashley Etienne
Guest EssayWhy I Write My Own Obituary Every Year
It’s not as maudlin as it might seem. If you take a few minutes to try it, you might find the same.
By Kelly McMasters
Jamelle BouieOne Senator’s Vision for Supreme Court Accountability
One senator’s vision for Supreme Court accountability.
By Jamelle Bouie
Maureen DowdNo Turkish Delight for New York’s Mayor
The latest worm in the Big Apple.
By Maureen Dowd
Guest EssayThe Indictment of Eric Adams Shouldn’t Surprise Us
Eric Adams is accused of injecting foreign funds directly into his election campaigns, compromising not only the mayor’s office but also American elections.
By Casey Michel
Ross DouthatThe Most Important Question Kamala Harris Hasn’t Answered
What would a President Harris do about the war in Ukraine?
By Ross Douthat
Nicholas Kristof‘Don’t Kill My Child. Kill Me Instead.’
The world has largely abandoned Sudan, but this woman risked everything to stand up to evil.
By Nicholas Kristof
Guest EssaySally Rooney Deserves Better Than This
To truly appreciate her novels, we have to stop imagining that they’re all about her, or about us.
By B.D. McClay
Guest EssayWhat Shohei Ohtani and His Magnificent Season Mean for You
What we can learn from the greatest season in baseball history.
By Brad Stulberg
Guest EssayFrancis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Is Exactly the Risk Hollywood Needs
Spending a personal fortune to fund a passion project isn’t folly. It’s the ultimate kind of cinematic courage.
By Sam Wasson
Guest EssayKamala Harris Said She Owns a Gun for a Very Strategic Reason
She has been doing an effective job of vice signaling from the left.
By Adam Jentleson
lettersHow to Fix Social Security to Protect the Young and Old
Readers discuss a guest essay arguing that young people are unfairly burdened by supporting boomers.
Ross DouthatThe Possible Meanings of a Masculine Religious Revival
By Ross Douthat
Peter CoyCan TikTok Be Reformed? This Billionaire Wants to Try.
Frank McCourt hopes to make TikTok safer to use. He’ll have to buy it first.
By Peter Coy
lettersThe Indictment of Mayor Eric Adams
Readers react to the corruption charges against New York’s mayor. Also: A path for Iran; the state of speech on campus; a tally of Trump insults.
Maggie Smith Brought Sharp-Tongued Wit Stateside
Americans are experts in the comedy of bluster, as many of our late night hosts can attest. We’re less practiced in precision.
By Adam Sternbergh
Guest EssayI’ve Lived With Hurricanes for Years. The Decisions Keep Getting Harder.
More than the sheer repetition of extreme weather, the stakes have grown — for our homes, our communities and our lives.
By Jeff VanderMeer
Guest EssayThe Most Galling Part of the Whole Eric Adams Affair
With all its talent, how did the city end up with a mayor accused of being an incessant petty grifter?
By Nicole Gelinas
Jamelle BouieThe Best Way to Keep Congress From Getting Things Done
Supporters of the filibuster argue that without unlimited debate, democracy succumbs to silence. Or something.
By Jamelle Bouie
The Visual Explanation For Why Fentanyl Is Unlike Any Drug We've Dealt With Before
The drug has swept across the country and brought a massive wave of overdose deaths in its wake.
By Maia Szalavitz
MAGA Is Not as United as You Think
The journalist Emily Jashinsky discusses the “huge gulf” between various factions of the New Right.
By ‘The Ezra Klein Show’
Diddy and Our Culture’s ‘Himpathy’ for Powerful Men
How the allegations against Sean Combs change the way we talk about #MeToo, rumors and powerful men.
By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Tressie McMillan Cottom and Jessica Grose
Jessica BennettThey Call Themselves the ‘Strange Sorority.’ Trump Was Their Initiation.
The world has moved on. They haven’t.
By Jessica Bennett
Paul KrugmanThe Tech Bro Style in American Politics
Why some billionaires are helping to promote political extremism.
By Paul Krugman
Guest EssayThe Greatest City in the World, Some Really Lousy Mayors
You have to go way back to the days of the secular saint Fiorello La Guardia to come up with a New York mayor unencumbered by significant baggage.
By Clyde Haberman
The Editorial BoardEric Adams Should Resign
The federal indictment reveals how the city’s leader repeatedly failed in his duty to uphold the public trust.
By The Editorial Board
john mcwhorterOur Kids Are Being Deprived of One of Life’s Coolest Lessons
A modest plea for the return of language arts.
By John McWhorter
lettersIs Underparenting Good or Bad for Kids?
Responses to a guest essay about less intensive parenting. Also: A nuclear threat; gear against school shootings; wills for singles; Trump vs. Obamacare.
Mayor Adams’s Indictment Leaves City Hall Leaderless
It is the low point of a failed mayoralty.
By Mara Gay
Frank BruniThe Crucial Context for Kamala Harris’s ‘Context’
Her opponent’s malice and incoherence trump all else.
By Frank Bruni
Sick of the Electoral College? Stop Whining.
Blame the Committee of Unfinished Parts.
By Gail Collins
David FrenchAn ‘Utterly Bonkers’ Miscarriage of Justice in Texas
Are we ever going to take civil rights laws at face value?
By David French
Jesse WegmanPresidential Elections Aren’t Really That Close
The folly of the Electoral College creates too many points where history could turn on narrow outcomes.
By Jesse Wegman
Guest EssayStanley McChrystal: Why Kamala Harris Has Won Me Over
Some deeply consequential decisions are starkly simple.
By Stanley McChrystal
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