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Has World War III Already Started?

Has World War III Already Started?

Spheres of conflict have multiplied and are merging. Meanwhile, the West is a mess.

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Bret Stephens

The Ludicrous Argument Behind Trump’s Tariffs

The Ludicrous Argument Behind Trump’s Tariffs

Mr. Trump is breaking the law. Congress and the judiciary need to respond.

yesterday 0

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The Editorial Board

I Study Women Who Kill Their Children. Lindsay Clancy Deserves Mercy.

I Study Women Who Kill Their Children. Lindsay Clancy Deserves Mercy.

It is too hard for women suffering from postpartum mental illness to prove the insanity defense.

yesterday 0

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Michelle Oberman

What Lafayette’s 1824 Tour Can Teach Americans

What Lafayette’s 1824 Tour Can Teach Americans

The Marquis de Lafayette returned to the United States in 1824. His tour carries key lessons for a country still fighting over how to remember its...

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Ryan Cole

This Is Why People Hate the Government

This Is Why People Hate the Government

Annie Lowrey, the author of “The Time Tax,” explains how the government steals Americans’ time — on purpose.

yesterday 0

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Annie Galvin

A.I. Catastrophe Could Strike Tomorrow. Let’s Act Like It.

A.I. Catastrophe Could Strike Tomorrow. Let’s Act Like It.

A.I. could turn one of our country’s worst habits into a national security crisis.

yesterday 0

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Jen Easterly

Big Food Is Winning the War for America’s Diet

Big Food Is Winning the War for America’s Diet

The federal government was supposed to release a definition of ultraprocessed foods. What happened?

yesterday 5

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Lindsey Smith Taillie

The Iran War’s Surprise Winner Is China

The Iran war was supposed to expose China’s weakness on oil, but it didn’t quite work out that way.

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Michal Meidan

How Should College Students Navigate A.I.? By the Oldest, Truest Stars.

How Should College Students Navigate A.I.? By the Oldest, Truest Stars.

The future’s a riddle. Shakespeare isn’t.

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Frank Bruni

The Original Sin of Anthropic’s Claude

The Original Sin of Anthropic’s Claude

The model collapse scenario threatens to wipe out whatever gains chatbots like Claude enjoyed from being trained on books in the first place.

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Charles Graeber

Have Harry and Meghan Learned Their Lesson?

Have Harry and Meghan Learned Their Lesson?

Given their past, what does a future in England hold for them?

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Roxane Gay

We’re in a New Era of Class Warfare. Is Change Still Possible?

We’re in a New Era of Class Warfare. Is Change Still Possible?

The class-based violence of the past was part of a broader struggle. Today, the violence is the end in itself.

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Kim Phillips-Fein

The Weed Got Too Strong

The Weed Got Too Strong

Are we willing to regulate and enforce cannabis safety, especially to protect the most vulnerable among us?

previous day 10

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Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy

America Came for Canada. We Said No.

America Came for Canada. We Said No.

Mark Carney has chosen suffering, but he did what Canadians elected him to do.

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Stephen Marche

Let Iran Control the Strait of Hormuz

Let Iran Control the Strait of Hormuz

President Trump needs to face reality on the Strait of Hormuz.

previous day 10

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Rosemary Kelanic

Trump’s Broken Promises, in 11 Charts

Trump’s Broken Promises, in 11 Charts

The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short.

sunday 2

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Taylor Maggiacomo

Musical Gods Are False Idols

Musical Gods Are False Idols

Musicians have a special tendency to elevate their teachers to divine status. It’s the worst thing a serious artist can do.

sunday 6

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Jonathan Biss

We Know How to Solve the Housing Crisis. We Just Have to Remember.

We Know How to Solve the Housing Crisis. We Just Have to Remember.

World War II proves the government can intervene directly to fix the housing crisis.

sunday 3

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Daniel J. Sharfstein

Twitter Broke the Left. X Will Break the Right.

Twitter Broke the Left. X Will Break the Right.

Democrats paid a price for forming their politics on Twitter; the right will pay a price for forming theirs on X.

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Ezra Klein

Go Ahead, Sean Duffy. Let Your Daughter Go to Harvard.

Go Ahead, Sean Duffy. Let Your Daughter Go to Harvard.

Four years at Harvard won’t corrupt your children.

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David French

I’m the Guy Who Sat in Front of You at the Beach

I’m the Guy Who Sat in Front of You at the Beach

As New Yorkers, we’re used to negotiating over tiny patches of space. But I didn’t expect that to continue on the beach.

sunday 3

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Thomas Beller

The Barbie Backlash

The Barbie Backlash

‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Barbie’ show a zeitgeist shift that goes beyond Hollywood: The hero’s narrative is corroding our political and public life.

sunday 30

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Susan Faludi

The Real Natalie Harp Scandal Is the President’s Information Diet

President Trump exists in a degraded, chaotic environment.

22.08.2026 20

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Jamelle Bouie

How a Type-A Mom Learned to (Briefly) Unclench

Or, how a river taught me how to go with the flow (sorry, had to).

22.08.2026 6

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Jessica Grose

Companies Shouldn’t Set Prices One Customer at a Time

Surveillance pricing hurts consumers. It’s time to combat it with stronger laws on fair pricing.

22.08.2026 6

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Stephanie T. Nguyen

$40 Trillion Debt? The Ancient Sumerians Wouldn’t Have Cared.

U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion. In the ancient world, debt forgiveness was a regular tool to control the economy. Why have we forgotten it?

22.08.2026 10

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Paul Vigna

The Right Is Rethinking MAGA. The Left Is Rethinking ‘Woke.’

As primary results trickle in, both parties are wrestling with what they stand for — and where they’re headed.

22.08.2026 10

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Derek Arthur

Is Andy Beshear of Kentucky the Next Bill Clinton?

A Democratic governor popular in a state that glows red offers lessons for winning working-class voters. For one, speak plain English.

22.08.2026 20

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Nicholas Kristof

Natalie’s Magnificent Obsession

This human printer runs — but not out of ink.

22.08.2026 60

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Maureen Dowd

Why Women Learn to Reassure Their Doctors That Everything’s Just Fine

Is it OK to raise this issue? I don’t want to be a bother.

22.08.2026 4

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Allison Sweet Grant

How to Talk About Crime Like a Regular Person

People want to be protected. The party’s candidates can promise to do that better.

21.08.2026 30

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Rotimi Adeoye

JD Vance Isn’t the Only One With a Provocative Vision

JD Vance Isn’t the Only One With a Provocative Vision

On the search for an elusive new national consensus.

21.08.2026 10

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John Guida

Why Are Colleges Giving Financial Aid to Rich Kids?

Why Are Colleges Giving Financial Aid to Rich Kids?

We can do better than this. We have to.

21.08.2026 10

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Angel B. Pérez

The China Shock 2.0

The China Shock 2.0

China is winning the industries of the future. What should the U.S. do about it?

21.08.2026 10

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Rollin Hu

Who Loves Data Centers? Electricians.

Who Loves Data Centers? Electricians.

Electricians like data centers. Here’s why you should, too.

21.08.2026 10

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Don Slaiman

Why Do We Keep Imagining a New Civil War?

Why Do We Keep Imagining a New Civil War?

Art doesn’t predict the future, but it can be an early warning system.

21.08.2026 30

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Michelle Goldberg

Should the Opportunity to Have a Child Be a Human Right?

Should the Opportunity to Have a Child Be a Human Right?

What if starting a family was thought of not as a privilege, but as a fundamental right?

21.08.2026 10

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Anna Louie Sussman

Never Underestimate the Houthis

With Iran exerting influence on the Strait of Hormuz, Houthi attacks on a nearby Red Sea passageway assume even greater importance for the world...

20.08.2026 20

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Alexandra Stark

Why Democrats Should Go to Acting Class

Why Democrats Should Go to Acting Class

Democrats often don’t sound as if they believe themselves. To fix that, they should listen more to acting teachers and less to pollsters.

20.08.2026 20

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Connor Lounsbury

JD Vance Thinks You Are Not Christian Enough

JD Vance Thinks You Are Not Christian Enough

According to the vice president, we are wasting our freedom.

20.08.2026 10

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David French

Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy

Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy

The president is prioritizing his own interests over the national interest.

20.08.2026 30

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The Editorial Board

I Spent My Summer in the Cemetery. There, I Found Strange Solace.

I Spent My Summer in the Cemetery. There, I Found Strange Solace.

In an increasingly morbid world, we can learn from graveyards.

20.08.2026 7

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Will McGrath

The Scales Can’t Fall From Our Eyes Fast Enough

The Scales Can’t Fall From Our Eyes Fast Enough

More Republicans and Democrats are seeing reality for what it is. Does it matter?

20.08.2026 20

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Bret Stephens

America Is About to Get More Expensive

The impact from the bond market sell-off could prove more enduring, wide-ranging and globally consequential than prior episodes of market volatility.

19.08.2026 6

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Mohamed A. El-Erian

Brazil Isn’t Following Trump. It’s Following Itself.

The country’s coming election will not be decided by the American president.

19.08.2026 9

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Andre Pagliarini

Keep Your Eye on ICE

Keep Your Eye on ICE

Trump’s deportation machine has only ramped up.

19.08.2026 10

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David Wallace-Wells

The Trump Administration Is Thwarting College Students’ Most Fundamental Right

The Trump Administration Is Thwarting College Students’ Most Fundamental Right

American democracy and American higher education are inextricable.

19.08.2026 4

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Jonathan Becker

McKenna West’s Surrogacy Should Not Be a Political Football

McKenna West’s Surrogacy Should Not Be a Political Football

The surrogacy industry is long overdue for a reckoning.

19.08.2026 6

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Jessica Grose

Trump’s Revenge

Trump’s Revenge

The lust for vengeance shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government.

19.08.2026 8

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Jamelle Bouie

Status Defines Friendship for Too Many Americans

Status Defines Friendship for Too Many Americans

The four-year degree isn’t just an economic signal; it’s become a lifestyle determinant.

19.08.2026 40

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Christine Emba