Opinion
From NYT OPINION section
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Trump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires
As children die for want of cheap medicines, the U.S. spends billions on Argentina — thus rescuing rich investors who made bad bets.
By Nicholas Kristof
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The Connection Between the Fort Bragg Cartel and the ‘Department of War’
The adventurism and impunity of the Cold War live on in the modern military.
By David Wallace-Wells
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Trump Wants the American People to Pay Him $230 Million
Trump should pay a political price for his brazen corruption. Instead, he is telling American taxpayers to pay a price, directly to him.
By The Editorial Board
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Trump’s Ballroom Is a National ‘Desecration’
Readers respond to the makeover of the East Wing of the White House. Also: President Trump’s demand for compensation from the Justice Department.
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The Worst Losers in Trump’s Economy
Massive cuts to health, education and immigration are disproportionately taking a toll.
By Jessica Grose
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There’s a Reason Trump Fears No Kings
Who’s the patriot now?
By Jamelle Bouie
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The Democratic Freakout About Mikie Sherrill
Why Mikie Sherrill’s chances in New Jersey are much better than you might be hearing.
By Molly Jong-Fast
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14 Wellness Voters Talk Parenting, MAHA and Social Media
The group discusses how to parent in line with health and wellness in the age of social media.
By Katherine Miller, Margie Omero and Adrian J. Rivera
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The Real Lesson of the Shutdown: We Need Term Limits
It’s a reform that would help bring our divided nation together.
By Ron DeSantis and David Trone
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What’s Lost When Liberal Arts Schools Close
Small colleges secure the fraying social fabric that holds towns together.
By Kevin Carey
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Trump Is Forcing the World Into a New Era of Disorder
Without a plan for what comes next, the United States is not only hastening its own decline but also forcing the world into a new era of disorder.
By Rebecca Lissner and Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me
A candidate who stands out for his monomania, double standards and affinity for extremists.
By Bret Stephens
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Taylor Swift’s Latest Reinvention Is Both Coarse and Conservative
Coarseness and conservative impulses in “The Life of a Showgirl.”
By Ross Douthat
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The Costs of Protecting Campus Speech
Readers respond to a guest essay by Danielle Sassoon about her experience at N.Y.U. Also: A crackdown on science; a plea to the former presidents.
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Are These the Two Women Who Can Turn It Around for Democrats?
Races in New Jersey and Virginia are testing the power of the moderate lane.
By Thomas B. Edsall
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It’s Never Just a Joke, JD Vance
False humor is simply a technique to neutralize the unpalatable.
By Roberta Kaplan and Michael Bloch
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How the Democratic Brand Turned Radioactive in Rural America
The political scientist Suzanne Mettler examines the roots of America’s urban-rural divide and how Democrats can win back rural voters.
By Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick
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Separation: A Family Navigates the Risks of Being Undocumented
A Honduran teenager and his family live in America’s new immigration landscape.
By Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan
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They’re Small, Yellow and Round — and Show How Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Work
America’s self-inflicted soybean problem.
By Michael Grunwald
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The Right-Wing Myth of American Heritage
The United States isn’t exceptional because of our common culture; it’s exceptional because Americans have been able to cohere despite cultures that set us apart.
By Leighton Woodhouse
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Trump Posted a Video of Himself Dumping Excrement on Our Cities. It’s a Glimpse of His Deepest Drives.
A perverse delight in degradation has always coursed through MAGA circles.
By Michelle Goldberg
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The Santos Commutation Is No Joke
More than any other presidential actions, clemencies tell us who presidents are.
By Jeffrey Toobin