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'Is the Destruction the Point?': Three Opinion Writers on Trump's First 50 Days
I’m a Transgender Colonel. Trump Wants Me Out.
David Brooks on Why the Democrats Are Losing to Trump
Elon Musk and the Useless Spending-Cut Theater of DOGE
What Man's Man Politics Is Doing to America
EThe Most Important Lesson in Sex Ed Isn’t Actually Sex
What an F.B.I. Under Patel and Bongino Might Mean for America
ETrump’s Bargain With Putin Is ‘Shameful’
Thomas Friedman Has Given Up on Politics — but Not on the World
Trump and Musk, the ‘Co-Presidents’
My Values ‘Can’t Be Nullified by an Executive Order’
Please, Don't Buy Flowers for Valentine's Day
There’s a Reason Even ‘Smart’ People Surrender to Trump
I Survived a Kidnapping in Mexico. Now I Tell the Stories of Those Who Didn’t.
This Supreme Court Philosophy Could Constrain Trump
Trump Is Failing the Marshmallow Test. Again.
A.I. Isn’t Coming for Moe the Bartender. Not Yet, Anyway.
There’s a Reason Trump Is Going After Birthright Citizenship
Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director Could ‘Destabilize the Whole System’
Maureen Dowd on Trump the Narcissist, Act II
Make America 1897 Again
My Sister’s Murder Isn’t for Your Entertainment
'Destabilize, Destabilize, Destabilize': What Trump Is Really Up To
Trump’s First Day: He is Exploiting ‘Civic Ignorance’
Thomas Friedman: The Global Challenges Facing Trump
Trump Won’t Change the Fact That America Needs Immigrants
This Jail in Rural Maine Is a Model for Treating Opioid Addiction
The Home Insurance L.A. — and America — Needs
How Trump’s ‘Favorite President’ Can Prepare Us for His Next Term
David French on the Case for Banning TikTok
When We Face the End of Life, ‘It’s Not Sadness We Should Fear. It’s Regret.’
A Deceptively Simple Way to Rebuild Trust in Scary Times
There’s More to Wine Than Just a Cancer Warning
Trump’s Attack on D.E.I. Will Cost Us All
This Diet Buzzword Is Misleading
Dead Squirrels, TikTok Bops and Raw Milk: The Internet Slop of 2024
See Ya, 2024. Here’s What We Loved.
What the World Gets Wrong About Jimmy Carter’s Legacy
The Secrets of the World’s Favorite Smell
David Brooks: I Found Faith in a Crowded Subway Car
Bird Flu, Pneumonia: It's Time For Weekly Virus Reports
Thomas Friedman on Syria, the U.S. and Trump
What If Our Democracy Can’t Survive Without Christianity?
Paul Krugman: After 25 Years, My Parting Words to Readers
Why I’m Not Dreading Holiday Chores This Season
Tell Us What Brought You Joy In 2024
What the Glorification of Luigi Mangione Reveals About America
The One Thing the U.S. Can Do to Help Syria Now
The Security Threat Hundreds of Miles Above Our Heads
The Power Struggle Behind Trans Youth Health Care
How a Book From 1981 Anticipated This Political Moment
EThe Secret to Enjoying Awkward Holiday Parties
Five Opinion Writers on What Biden Should Do in His Final Days as President
David Brooks on Staying Humane in Inhumane Times
Can Learning to Love Beans Help Save the Planet?
Thomas Friedman: Trump’s Path to a Nobel Peace Prize?
Nicholas Kristof: Consider Skipping Meat This Thanksgiving
I’m a Food Editor. I Hate Thanksgiving Dinner.
Bret Stephens: The Logic Behind Trump’s Cabinet Picks
Trump Should Bring the Ukraine War to Its ‘Inevitable Ending’
Trump’s Win Terrifies Me. Why Don’t Boys My Age Care?
Hungary Shows Us How a Second Trump Term Might Play Out
Robert Kennedy Jr. Revealed What Is Missing in Public Health Messaging
David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right
‘People Are In for a Really Rude Shock’ on Trump’s Economy
Stop Pretending Trump Is Not Who We Are
The Hubris That Cost Democrats the Election
David French: It’s Time to Admit America Has Changed
Have Election Anxiety? These 5 Minutes Can Help.
Why Trump's Conduct Hasn’t Tanked His Chances
Ricky Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Rita Moreno on Puerto Ricans’ Votes
Has Trump Lost His Crucial Latino Support?
Embrace Unstructured Naughtiness. Ditch the Switch Witch.
A Second Trump Term Could Lead to a ‘Backdoor Federal Abortion Ban’
Why This Senate Candidate Is a Potential ‘Shock to the System’
The Real Reasons Why the G.O.P. Is Spending Millions on Anti-Trans Ads
I Went Viral For Crying Over Hurricane Milton. I Couldn’t Help It.
More Babies Aren’t the Only Solution to Falling Birthrates
Why Trump Is Doing Better Than Polls Suggest
Sorry, Trump: ‘There Is No American Race or Blood That Outsiders Can Pollute’
My Patients Are Children. Dobbs Forced Me to Leave Them Behind.
We Need a ‘Managed Retreat’ In Florida
Two Opinion Columnists on Melania Trump’s Memoir
America Needs More Children. JD Vance’s Shame Game Won’t Get Us There.
Hiroshima Survivors Were Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Hear Their Warning.
Why I Don’t Regret Paying My Kid $100 to Read a Book
Why Kamala Harris's 'Call Her Daddy' Strategy Might Not be Enough
I Was a Teacher in Gaza. This Is What Haunts Me Now.
I Live in Israel. I Never Hear About What My Country Is Doing to Gaza.
The Real Loser of the V.P. Debate
Thomas Friedman: ‘This Is Code Red Time in the Middle East’
Luxury Turkish Travel Is the Least of Our Worries
The Only Patriotic Choice for President
A Fix for Trump’s Stop the Steal Strategy
‘I Knew I Should Leave, I Couldn’t Leave’
Nicholas Kristof: Readers Respond to My Column on Trump Voters
JD Vance Is Wrong — Kamala Harris Isn’t Changing Her Accent
What Liberals Miss About the MAGA Movement
Paul Krugman on the Interest Rate Cut and What’s Next
It’s Time We Start Naming America’s Deadliest Climate Disasters