Trump may be inheriting ‘Morning in America’. Will Americans accept being happy?

A decade ago, this kind of disaster seemed unthinkably rare.

He has leveraged his political ambiguity to strengthen Meta, with consequences for the future of Silicon Valley and for the truth.

Canadians react to Donald Trump’s proposal. Also: Trump on the Panama Canal and Greenland; Trump and TikTok; Meta and fact-checking; a messy home.

Especially when fertility is involved.

What are the biggest challenges and opportunities facing Trump and his team in foreign policy and national security?

Millions of acres could face largely unregulated exploitation.

The system has been criticized for being too prescriptive and ponderous. Now states and local governments are finding new ways to make the process work.

There’s a dagger hanging over the country.

He came to power with a new kind of politics — progressive and identity-based. In the end, it proved his undoing.

History will not remember his term of office fondly.

It would be more effective if Ubers, taxis and trucks had to pay more.

Readers discuss a guest essay about the aging of two presidents. Also: A peaceful Jan. 6; the Palestinians’ future; mind-altering drugs.

What better way to remind people of the power of vaccines than to eliminate the misery of vomiting?

Is liberalism actually dead this time?

A wine aficionado argues that the surgeon general’s warning misses this type of alcohol’s complex joy.

The self-help author Oliver Burkeman argues that the path to productivity — and peace of mind — begins with accepting your limitations.

Climate impacts are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.

Before I was governor of Hawaii, I saw how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. contributed to a measles outbreak in Samoa.

The fall of the Syrian regime and loss of Iranian influence opens the door for the Lebanese to finally take their fate into their own hands.

The billionaire is exploiting old atrocities to undermine his perceived enemies.

Canadians have soured on his brand of progressivism, but voters are fickle.

Readers discuss a guest essay by a former Capitol Police officer and news articles. Also: Health coverage woes; investing in science education.

What can we expect from the president-elect?

Trump is trying to rewrite history, but history may not comply.

Biden’s cabinet looked like America, and it made the country more successful.

Physicians need to warm up too.

I believed my friend died because of me. Fifty years later, I learned the truth.

Readers discuss a proposal by some Trump allies. Also: The abuses inside prisons; stories of miracles.