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Bring Back the Boycott

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Esau McCaulley Contributing Opinion Writer For this Lent, the Rev. Jamal Bryant, the pastor of New Birth...

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Esau Mccaulley

I Teach Memoir Writing. Don’t Outsource Your Life Story to A.I.

I Teach Memoir Writing. Don’t Outsource Your Life Story to A.I.

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Tom McAllister Mr. McAllister is a novelist and the author of the memoir “Bury Me in My Jersey.” I was...

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Tom Mcallister

Canada, May I Introduce You to Ukraine?

Canada, May I Introduce You to Ukraine?

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist I had a conversation last week with a Canadian journalist about the...

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David French

Failed Conversion Therapy (With a Side of Ranch) at Hooters

Failed Conversion Therapy (With a Side of Ranch) at Hooters

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Peter Rothpletz Mr. Rothpletz is a writer. It was an annual tradition. Every Thanksgiving, I would fly...

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Peter Rothpletz

Duterte Is Getting His Day in Court. His Victims Never Did.

Duterte Is Getting His Day in Court. His Victims Never Did.

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Patricia Evangelista Ms. Evangelista is the author of “Some People Need Killing,” which documents the...

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Patricia Evangelista

It’s Trump vs. the Courts, and It Won’t End Well for Trump

It’s Trump vs. the Courts, and It Won’t End Well for Trump

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By J. Michael Luttig Judge Luttig was appointed by President George H.W. Bush and served on the U.S. Court...

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J. Michael Luttig

Who Am I if the Mets Are Good?

Who Am I if the Mets Are Good?

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Devin Gordon Mr. Gordon is the author of “So Many Ways to Lose: The Amazin’ True Story of the New York...

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Devin Gordon

Who Will Defend the Defenders of the Constitution?

Who Will Defend the Defenders of the Constitution?

Advertisement Supported by The Editorial Board By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are...

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The Editorial Board

Meet the Opposite of Elon Musk

Meet the Opposite of Elon Musk

Advertisement Supported by Nicholas Kristof By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist, reporting from Aweil, South Sudan This is the story of two...

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Nicholas Kristof

It’s About Ideology, Not Oligarchy

It’s About Ideology, Not Oligarchy

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist The Democrats, casting about for an anti-Trump narrative, have found a...

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Ross Douthat

Canadians Know Americans. They Don’t Want to Be One.

Canadians Know Americans. They Don’t Want to Be One.

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Glynnis MacNicol Ms. MacNicol is the author of the memoir “I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself.” When...

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Glynnis Macnicol

What You Can See From the High Line

What You Can See From the High Line

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Robert Hammond Mr. Hammond was a founder of Friends of the High Line and the park’s executive director...

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Robert Hammond

The Repercussions of Trump v. United States May Finally Be Hitting Justice Roberts

The Repercussions of Trump v. United States May Finally Be Hitting Justice Roberts

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist The Supreme Court’s decision last year in Trump v. United States gave...

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Jamelle Bouie

Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds?

Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds?

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Iago Hale and Michael Kantar Dr. Hale is a professor of specialty crop improvement at the University of...

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Michael Kantar

There Is a Way for Democrats to Stop Trump and Save America

There Is a Way for Democrats to Stop Trump and Save America

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Ben Rhodes Mr. Rhodes is a contributing Opinion writer. He was a deputy national security adviser under...

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Ben Rhodes

What Having a Brother With Down Syndrome Has Taught Me About Everyone Else

What Having a Brother With Down Syndrome Has Taught Me About Everyone Else

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Jonatas Rubert

Silicon Valley Has Gone From ‘Think Different’ to ‘Yes, Sir’

Silicon Valley Has Gone From ‘Think Different’ to ‘Yes, Sir’

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Tim Wu Mr. Wu is a contributing Opinion writer and a law professor at Columbia who writes often about...

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Tim Wu

How Israel Divides the Right

How Israel Divides the Right

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist For the first year after the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, the most profound...

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Ross Douthat

‘Severance’ Asks: What if We’re Not Paranoid Enough?

‘Severance’ Asks: What if We’re Not Paranoid Enough?

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Adam Sternbergh Opinion Culture Editor As the second season of “Severance,” the lavishly surreal series...

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Adam Sternbergh

America’s Economic Exceptionalism Is on Thin Ice

America’s Economic Exceptionalism Is on Thin Ice

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Rebecca Patterson Ms. Patterson is an economist who has held senior roles at JPMorgan Chase and...

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Rebecca Patterson

The President Who Cried Wolf

The President Who Cried Wolf

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By David Cole Mr. Cole, a former national legal director of the A.C.L.U., is a law professor at Georgetown....

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David Cole

Trump Voters Love Him More Than Before. Four Conservative Columnists Pinpoint Why.

Trump Voters Love Him More Than Before. Four Conservative Columnists Pinpoint Why.

Advertisement Supported by David Brooks, Ross Douthat, David French and Bret Stephens By David Brooks Ross Douthat David French and Bret Stephens...

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Bret Stephens

How a Plane to Australia Took Me to ’90s Oakland

How a Plane to Australia Took Me to ’90s Oakland

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By John McWhorter Opinion Writer I spent last week in Australia, and had some experiences that made the...

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John Mcwhorter

Tom Friedman: Trump Is a ‘Small Man in a Big Time’

Tom Friedman: Trump Is a ‘Small Man in a Big Time’

Advertisement Supported by The Opinions Nearly 60 days in, the president is failing to engage in long-term thinking. By Patrick Healy and Thomas L....

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Vishakha Darbha

I Was Diagnosed With Autism at 53. I Know Why Rates Are Rising.

I Was Diagnosed With Autism at 53. I Know Why Rates Are Rising.

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Holden Thorp Mr. Thorp is the editor in chief of Science and a professor of chemistry and medicine at...

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Holden Thorp

The Tom and Daisy Presidency

The Tom and Daisy Presidency

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Stephen I. Vladeck Mr. Vladeck is a professor of law at Georgetown and writes the One First weekly...

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Stephen I. Vladeck

The Last Thing Democrats Need Is Their Own Tea Party

The Last Thing Democrats Need Is Their Own Tea Party

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist Everywhere I turn, I hear Democrats asking the same question: Is it time...

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David French

Why Are We Still Strip-Searching Prisoners?

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Christopher Blackwell and Sarah Sax Mr. Blackwell and Ms. Sax are reporters. Mr. Blackwell is...

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Sarah Sax

Stop Iran’s Nuclear Threat With a Deal, Not Conflict

Stop Iran’s Nuclear Threat With a Deal, Not Conflict

Advertisement Supported by By W.J. Hennigan Mr. Hennigan writes about national security issues for Times Opinion. Two weeks ago President Trump...

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W.j. Hennigan

Elon Musk’s Dreams of Mars Meet Reality

Elon Musk’s Dreams of Mars Meet Reality

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Clive Irving Mr. Irving is an investigative journalist who has covered aviation and aerospace for more...

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Clive Irving

Why Trump Can’t Quit Biden

Why Trump Can’t Quit Biden

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Frank Bruni Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer who was on the staff of The Times for more than...

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Frank Bruni

Foreign Aid Wasn’t Perfect. Here’s How to Fix It.

Foreign Aid Wasn’t Perfect. Here’s How to Fix It.

Advertisement Supported by Farah Stockman By Farah Stockman Ms. Stockman is a member of the editorial board. For more than two decades, she served...

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Farah Stockman

How Can Democrats Win Back Power? Listen to Jason Crow.

How Can Democrats Win Back Power? Listen to Jason Crow.

Advertisement Supported by Michelle Cottle By Michelle Cottle Michelle Cottle writes about national politics for Opinion. She reported from Aurora,...

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Thalassa Raasch

‘What Is Government For’? 14 Hard-Hit Voters Debate a Big Question in the Era of Trump and Musk

‘What Is Government For’? 14 Hard-Hit Voters Debate a Big Question in the Era of Trump and Musk

In the wake of the crises of the decade so far — the pandemic, extreme weather and natural disasters, among others — Americans have increasingly...

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Adrian J. Rivera

Trump Does Actually Need to Legislate

Trump Does Actually Need to Legislate

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Julius Krein Mr. Krein is the editor of American Affairs. For all the initiatives and proposals in the...

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Julius Krein

Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional

Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist Most of us know what it means for something to be unconstitutional. An...

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Jamelle Bouie

American Science Should Take a Lot More Risks

American Science Should Take a Lot More Risks

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Caleb Watney Mr. Watney is the co-chief executive of the Institute for Progress. In the early 1990s,...

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Caleb Watney

The Entire Future of American Public Health Is at Risk

The Entire Future of American Public Health Is at Risk

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David Wallace-Wells Opinion Writer The scariest thing about measles is probably not the related deaths,...

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David Wallace-Wells

Our Silence in the Face of Genocide

Our Silence in the Face of Genocide

Advertisement Supported by Nicholas Kristof By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist, reporting from the Sudan-South Sudan border The world’s worst...

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Nicholas Kristof

Chuck Schumer Isn’t Jewish Like the Pope Isn’t Catholic

Chuck Schumer Isn’t Jewish Like the Pope Isn’t Catholic

Advertisement Supported by Bret Stephens By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist I had already interviewed Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader,...

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Bret Stephens

Why the Obvious Can Be Game-Changing for Democrats

Why the Obvious Can Be Game-Changing for Democrats

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Nicole Gelinas Ms. Gelinas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute...

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Nicole Gelinas

It May Not Be Brainwashing, but It’s Not Democracy, Either

It May Not Be Brainwashing, but It’s Not Democracy, Either

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Thomas B. Edsall Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics...

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Thomas B. Edsall

I Don’t Believe a Single Word Trump and Putin Say About Ukraine

I Don’t Believe a Single Word Trump and Putin Say About Ukraine

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist Ever since President Trump returned to office and began...

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Thomas L. Friedman