Opinion
From NYT OPINION section
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Mothers and Daughters: Two Stories
Responses to a guest essay by Molly Jong-Fast, “I Tried to Become My Mother and Ended Up Becoming Myself.” Also: President Trump in China; a gift to Big Tobacco.
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Why We Keep Tricking Ourselves Into Thinking A.I. Is Conscious
Notable thinkers keep telling us they think A.I. is conscious. That doesn’t mean it’s true.
By Leif Weatherby
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This Is Why I Find Pema Chödrön So Essential
The 89-year-old Buddhist nun teaches the power of agreeing with your anxiety, instead of trying to run from it.
By Ezra Klein and Kristin Lin
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The Midterms Ground Has Shifted
Two powerful forces in politics clash.
By Amy Walter and John Guida
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The Revolt Against the Girl Bosses Has Finally Come
Some of this country’s most prominent girl bosses sound like they don’t even know how to read the room.
By Tressie McMillan Cottom
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Stop Looking for an ‘Offramp’ in Iran
And no, an exit strategy won’t help you, either.
By Carlos Lozada
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This Is the Antidote to a Lonely Life of Screens
We crave connection. We’re inventing ways to find it.
By Bruce Feiler
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The Damage of ‘Trump Math’ Is Adding Up
Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.
By Binyamin Appelbaum and James Robinson
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Keir Starmer and the End of the Old Certainties
The decade since Brexit has been one long, painful process of trying — and failing — to make sense of this new reality.
By Tom McTague
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Another Trump Appointee Learns It’s Easier to Be a Critic Than a Leader
We have no F.D.A. director, no permanent C.D.C. director and no surgeon general.
By Katelyn Jetelina
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Young Folks Help English Grow Up
The language is benefiting from a respect for diversity.
By John McWhorter
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Climate Change as a 2026 Campaign Issue
Readers largely disagree with a guest essay that argued that Democrats should not focus on it. Also: Violence against Latinos; school closings.
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Trump’s War Is Punishing the Poor, Starting at the Gas Pump
Higher fuel prices are a burden on low-income families.
By Jeff D. Colgan
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I Don’t Think You Can Even Call This Hypocrisy
The secrets of one of the architects of the religious right are being revealed. One of the secrets is that they weren’t really secrets.
By David French
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The Trump Dumpster Fire Is Lit
When MAHA turns into HAHA.
By Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens
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China’s Not the Problem. We Are.
The difference in perspectives between superpowers is shaping the race for A.I. dominance.
By Ross Douthat and Sophia Alvarez Boyd
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He’s One of a Dying Breed in Congress. America Needs Him Now More Than Ever.
An individual with principles and quirks and an aversion to being told what to do.
By Katherine Mangu-Ward
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He Was Good at Steering the Fed, but He Was a Genius at Ignoring Trump’s Threats
A model for all who follow.
By Jason Furman