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The Bell Tolls for Trumpism

Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to the Democratic Party’s major midterm victory.

yesterday 3

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Jack McCordick

Don’t Be Fooled. This Is What Trump Wanted.

The president loves combat and chaos. He’s about to get more of it.

yesterday 7

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Michelle Cottle

We’re the Biggest Dating App Company in the World. Bots Are Not Allowed.

A.I. agents can make things easier. That’s not always a good thing.

yesterday 3

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Spencer Rascoff

In Michigan, the Gamble Paid Off

Abdul El-Sayed’s victory answers several questions.

yesterday 2

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Lydia Polgreen

‘Decency Won’: 9 Writers on the Best and Worst Moments From Trump’s Midterm Rout

What mattered most in these midterms?

yesterday 2

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New York Times Opinion

What Now? Three Opinion Writers on the Democrats’ Landslide.

And what the party should do with its new majority in the House and Senate.

yesterday 2

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E.j. Dionne Jr

Trump Has Been Thumped. That Doesn’t Make Him Any Less Dangerous.

Trump Has Been Thumped. That Doesn’t Make Him Any Less Dangerous.

Breathe easy. For a minute.

yesterday 5

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Jamelle Bouie

Trump Blew It

Trump Blew It

There was nothing inevitable about this comeuppance.

yesterday 4

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Christopher Caldwell

8 States. 8 Democratic Wins. This Is Seismic.

8 States. 8 Democratic Wins. This Is Seismic.

Every Senate win holds important lessons for Democrats.

yesterday 9

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New York Times Opinion

Trump Has Met His Match

Trump Has Met His Match

Americans showed that the power to choose their leaders belongs to them. Now they must remain vigilant until officials certify every race and the...

yesterday 30

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The Editorial Board

Maine Voters Finally Saw Through Susan Collins

Maine Voters Finally Saw Through Susan Collins

One of the greatest survivors in U.S. politics finally falls.

yesterday 30

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Michelle Cottle

It Only Took Four Months to Destroy Lindsey Graham’s Legacy

It Only Took Four Months to Destroy Lindsey Graham’s Legacy

Just months after his death, Mr. Grah Senate seat is gone and his Ukraine policy is diminished.

yesterday 30

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W.j. Hennigan

Democrats Underestimated Sherrod Brown. They Were Wrong.

If Democrats want to take back the White House, they should follow the Ohio senator-elect’s playbook of focusing on economic issues while...

previous day 9

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Nicholas Kristof

Jon Ossoff Suddenly Looks Even More Presidential

Fighting corruption, the theme in his race, could work for Democrats in 2028.

previous day 9

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Peter Beinart

Five Telltale Signs of a Democratic Blowout

The political winds are blowing in Democrats’ direction. The question is: How strong are they?

previous day 9

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Kristen Soltis Anderson

‘Something Is Changing With Trump’

An already dangerously erratic president is veering deeper and deeper into what amounts to hallucination.

previous day 10

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Thomas B. Edsall

‘Trump Has Led His Party Deep Into the Political Wilderness’: Opinion Writers Break Down the Midterms

Michelle Cottle and David French wonder if there’s a paradigm shift in American politics.

previous day 10

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New York Times Opinion

What a Vote for Abdul El-Sayed Means

Electing Abdul El-Sayed would contribute to the normalization of the antisemitism that his candidacy has helped to produce.

previous day 8

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Bret Stephens

Brace Yourself for an ‘Unusual Election’

Brace Yourself for an ‘Unusual Election’

Democratic sweep or not, politics are about to change.

previous day 8

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Vishakha Darbha

You’re About to Pay Even More for Health Care

You’re About to Pay Even More for Health Care

Reforms that save 1 percent or 2 percent of health care costs quickly add up.

previous day 8

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Zack Cooper

Dear American Parent: You’re Welcome!

Dear American Parent: You’re Welcome!

Hey, no one said having all this freedom was going to be easy. Or survivable.

previous day 10

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Jennifer L. Jennings

Ken Burns: We Face Our Nation’s Fourth Great Crisis

Ken Burns: We Face Our Nation’s Fourth Great Crisis

There’s something fundamental at stake in the midterms this year, beyond policy differences.

previous day 8

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Ken Burns

This Was Never About Trump

This Was Never About Trump

The Trump administration has profoundly misread Latin America’s political winds.

previous day 10

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Michael Shifter

Don’t Be a Haley Stevens

History doesn’t give us second chances.

monday 8

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Kevin Baker

Elon Musk’s Endgame

What does the world’s richest man believe in?

monday 10

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Rollin Hu

Why I Want to Give My I.C.U. Patients Psychedelics

Why I Want to Give My I.C.U. Patients Psychedelics

Medicine has developed many tools for suppressing suffering, but fewer for cultivating meaning or peace.

monday 10

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Daniela J. Lamas

What Seven Presidents Knew — and Trump Does Not

What Seven Presidents Knew — and Trump Does Not

Will Americans decide this week that character does, after all, matter?

monday 10

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Howell Raines

Justice Kagan Sounds an Alarm About the Court

Justice Kagan Sounds an Alarm About the Court

Of all the Democratic appointees, if not all nine justices, Justice Kagan has a reputation as the most restrained and institutionalist. Until now.

monday 9

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Jesse Wegman

Draw Your Opinion Here

Draw Your Opinion Here

What does an opinion look like?

monday 9

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Steven Heller

Seldom Have Political Food Fights Been This Ridiculous

Seldom Have Political Food Fights Been This Ridiculous

Seldom have political food fights been this ridiculous.

monday 10

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Frank Bruni

The Big Change Coming in U.S.-China Relations in the Age of A.I.

The Big Change Coming in U.S.-China Relations in the Age of A.I.

China and the U.S. need mutually assured collaboration to quash the threat of A.I.-empowered bad actors, even while their economic differences...

monday 60

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Thomas L. Friedman

Why the Pizzagate Lie Won’t Die

Why the Pizzagate Lie Won’t Die

A decade after the Pizzagate theory began, the Epstein files give the conspiracy theory a new life.

01.11.2026 9

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Anna Merlan

Trump Has Found the Attorney General of His Dreams

Trump Has Found the Attorney General of His Dreams

The Department of Justice is in a state of moral collapse.

01.11.2026 10

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David French

Could A.I. Be Conscious? It’s Definitely Possible.

Could A.I. Be Conscious? It’s Definitely Possible.

It’s not an idle philosophical question.

01.11.2026 10

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Toni Sims

President Trump Called the Pope Weak. Who’s the Real Tough Guy?

President Trump Called the Pope Weak. Who’s the Real Tough Guy?

The pontiff draws on his missionary background for a show of fortitude.

01.11.2026 10

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Scott Detrow

This Year, Yet Again, I’m Dressing as Grapes

Every Halloween for nearly two decades, I’ve adorned myself with purple (or black) balloons. It’s a lifelong commitment to the bit.

31.10.2026 10

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Michael Linares

The Democratic Party’s Masculinity Crisis

The Democratic Party’s Masculinity Crisis

The Democrats have been searching for a way to counteract the toxic masculinity of the right.

31.10.2026 10

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Mike Mariani

You Should Go to the Basement. Just Don’t Go Alone.

You Should Go to the Basement. Just Don’t Go Alone.

Horror isn’t just scary — it can draw people together, especially when they’ve struggled to connect.

31.10.2026 10

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Matt Greenberg

Why Manipulate the Lines When You Can Just Move People Around?

Why Manipulate the Lines When You Can Just Move People Around?

Gerrymandering, Gilded Age-style.

31.10.2026 10

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Jon Grinspan

Jeffrey Eugenides: My First Day Seems So Much Older Than Me

Jeffrey Eugenides: My First Day Seems So Much Older Than Me

One news report that morning conveyed an eternal truth: Commuters will be delayed.

31.10.2026 10

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Jeffrey Eugenides

Republicans Tried to Turn the Cheesecake Factory Against Democrats. It Flopped.

Republicans Tried to Turn the Cheesecake Factory Against Democrats. It Flopped.

It’s become screamingly obvious who represents billionaires and unchecked plutocratic power.

31.10.2026 40

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Michelle Goldberg

I Loved Performing at the Kennedy Center. I May Never Do It Again.

I Loved Performing at the Kennedy Center. I May Never Do It Again.

Unless you — and your audience — are avowedly and solidly Trump-supporting, it seems to make no sense to play the venue.

30.10.2026 10

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Alex Edelman

I’m in ‘You Can See Everything.’ Here’s My Side of the Story.

I’m in ‘You Can See Everything.’ Here’s My Side of the Story.

I’m in ‘You Can See Everything.’ Here’s my side of the story.

30.10.2026 10

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Amy Chozick

The Open Secret Buried in Anthropic’s 300-Page I.P.O. Filing

The Open Secret Buried in Anthropic’s 300-Page I.P.O. Filing

Anthropic’s I.P.O. is about more than just one company raising boatloads of cash.

30.10.2026 10

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Paul Ford

Why I Still Own a DVD Player — and You Should, Too

Why I Still Own a DVD Player — and You Should, Too

I like that our DVD player is neither smart nor intelligent. You put in the disc, and the movie appears.

30.10.2026 10

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Radhika Jones

Is This the End for Trump’s Princelings? Or Just the Start?

Is This the End for Trump’s Princelings? Or Just the Start?

American capitalism may never be the same again.

30.10.2026 40

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Noah Shachtman

‘We’ve Seen This Movie’: Four Writers on What’s Next for Israel

A round table discussion decoding the election results.

29.10.2026 10

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Daniel J. Wakin

There’s a Much Better Way to Make Rich People Pay Their Share

If you’re worked up about what billionaires pay, wait till you hear about the millionaires.

29.10.2026 20

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Eric Zwick

Why Are We Having Less Sex? Ask a Pornographer.

Erika Lust wants to excite you.

29.10.2026 10

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Charlotte Gartenberg

Don’t Let the Knicks Honeymoon End Like This

Remember the infectious joy of the Knicks’s championship? As a new season begins, the team’s owner seems intent on souring that celebration.

29.10.2026 10

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Thomas Beller