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For Trump, Justice Means Vengeance

One year into the president’s second term, America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by the...

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Behold Donald of Deliria!

Trump, sinking into the quicksand of imperialism.

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Maureen Dowd

How War With China Begins

Even more likely than an all-out invasion of Taiwan may be “gray zone” pressures, such as cutting internet cables.

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Nicholas Kristof

Will 2026 Be the Year Voters Pull the Emergency Brake?

The midterms will be a battle for control of Trump’s legacy.

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Derek Arthur

‘Dilbert’ Was Always MAGA

My visit with Scott Adams, who anticipated Donald Trump with his comic strip.

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Joel Stein

The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women

In the MAGA imagination, white women are supposed to be helpmeets, not harpies.

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Michelle Goldberg

Dear America, Greenland Is Not on Zillow

Trump wants Greenland? Its previous colonizer has some thoughts.

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James Robinson

This Is How Your Mind Works

This Is How Your Mind Works

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David Brooks

Has Trump Achieved a Lot Less Than It Seems?

Has Trump Achieved a Lot Less Than It Seems?

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Rollin Hu

By Raiding a Reporter’s Home, Is the F.B.I. Weaponizing National Security?

Knowing what the government is up to is essential for democracy to work.

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David Schulz

Minneapolis Feels ‘Like Being in a Civil War’

Minneapolis Feels ‘Like Being in a Civil War’

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Victoria Chamberlin

Trump Picked the Right Stage to Act Out His Imperial Ambitions

For presidents of both parties, Latin America has served as a wellspring of perpetual reinvention and the source of much of their ideological...

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Greg Grandin

Something Is Rotten in the State of America

Something Is Rotten in the State of America

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David French

‘Bad, Bad News for the G.O.P. Over the Long Haul’: 2 Opinion Writers on the Trump G.O.P.

‘Bad, Bad News for the G.O.P. Over the Long Haul’: 2 Opinion Writers on the Trump G.O.P.

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John Guida

Democrats Will Lose in 2028 Unless They Change Course Now

Despite the successes of 2025, the party still needs a radical shake up.

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David Plouffe

The Gaudy, Nasty Fictions of Donald J. Trump

This is neither law nor order, and the consequences can be deadly.

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Bret Stephens

They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.

We are the bystanders this time.

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Shalom Auslander

This Is Not How a Normal President Speaks

The president’s assertion of unlimited authority is a total rejection of popular sovereignty and the logic of the Constitution.

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Jamelle Bouie

$25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit.

The president’s hostility to E.V.s is hurting U.S. automakers.

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Bill Saporito

Something Bad Is Brewing on Venezuela’s Border

An armed guerrilla group stands emboldened to challenge the authority of the Colombian state — and U.S. ambitions in Venezuela.

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Elizabeth Dickinson

Public Shame Is the Most Effective Tool for Battling Big Tech

Our federal government won’t regulate fast enough (or at all), but that doesn’t mean regular Americans are helpless.

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Jessica Grose

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Unhappiness

One reason for the toxicity of American politics may be that our quality of life is slipping behind our peers’.

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Nicholas Kristof

Renee Good’s Family Should Be Able to Sue the Officer Who Killed Her

An ICE killing in Minneapolis can be the impetus for finally closing a gaping hole in our constitutional protections.

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Burt Neuborne

ICE Is Waging War on Blue Cities

ICE Is Waging War on Blue Cities

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David Wallace-Wells

A Venezuelan Economist on What Trump Gets Wrong About Venezuela

Trump thinks he can run the oil. Does he have what it takes to run the country?

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Derek Arthur

Iran’s Murderous Regime Is Irredeemable

The protest movement represents the best hope for a government that does less damage in the world and better serves its own citizens.

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Suddenly, Alaska Is in Play

Suddenly, Alaska Is in Play

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Michelle Cottle

Forget Trump’s Tariffs. The Real Danger Lies in China’s Trade Surplus.

Forget Trump’s Tariffs. The Real Danger Lies in China’s Trade Surplus.

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Eswar Prasad

These 11 Republican Trump Voters Love the Venezuela Action, but Greenland …

These 11 Republican Trump Voters Love the Venezuela Action, but Greenland …

We’re nearly one year into President Trump’s second term. 2026 has begun with a stunning action in Venezuela to remove Nicolás Maduro and Mr. Trump...

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Adrian J. Rivera

Trump Has Declared Premature Victory in Venezuela

Trump Has Declared Premature Victory in Venezuela

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John R. Bolton

Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?

Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?

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Marie Cascione

The Ayatollahs’ Antisemitism Has Undone Iran

A regime that would rather pursue a perpetual jihad against the Zionist enemy than feed its own people will eventually fall.

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Bret Stephens

The Internet May Look Different After You Listen to This

Even experts can’t tell what’s made by A.I. So what happens to trust now?

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Vishakha Darbha

Trump Unmasked

Trump Unmasked

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Thomas B. Edsall

Trump Can’t Bomb Iran Into Being a Democracy

There’s plenty America can do short of war to support the country’s protesters and help oust the ayatollah.

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Suzanne Maloney

The Hochul-Mamdani Experiment Is an Opportunity for Democrats

The governor and the mayor need each other, and that offers a chance for synthesis at a time when the center and left are often at odds.

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Mara Gay

This Is What Convinced Me OpenAI Will Run Out of Money

This Is What Convinced Me OpenAI Will Run Out of Money

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Sebastian Mallaby

Trump’s Scheming to Sack Powell Paves the Road to Constitutional Ruin

A criminal investigation of a sitting Fed chairman, with the obvious intent of stripping him of his independence, has never happened before.

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Thomas L. Friedman

Trump’s Attack on the Fed Is Already Backfiring

And the market is gently shrugging.

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Jason Furman

The Resistance Libs Were Right

Trump’s message, the emotional core of his movement, has always been textbook fascism.

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Michelle Goldberg

This Is No Way to Run a University

This Is No Way to Run a University

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Greg Lukianoff