Trump’s move to fire a Federal Reserve governor threatens the independence of the central bank. Its autonomy is not lost, but three institutions must act.

It will be effective if people who work at big tech companies start quitting their jobs.

The Make America Healthy Again movement offers a simple belief system: Healthy choices are self-evident in aesthetically pleasing bodies.

Since A.I. has made the mental effort of writing and problem solving optional, universities need new ways to require the work needed for learning.

The solution is deceptively simple.

The jarring juxtapositions in Richard Misrach’s photographs of New Orleans whiplash the viewer between bleak slapstick and horror.

Brazil, India and other emerging countries are hedging their bets against the United States.

Israel is well on its way to making itself a pariah state — to the point that Israelis will think twice about speaking Hebrew when traveling abroad.

Readers suspect motives for the F.B.I. raid of John Bolton’s home. Also: Why authoritarians don’t like science.

Take it from an eyewitness: Our colleges don’t deserve this.

On the ground in Kharkiv, the choices are starkly different.

The crowning achievement of the civil rights era is unlikely to see its 61st birthday.

The V.A. expanded women’s health benefits in 2022. The Trump administration wants to reverse that.

We are deploying digital pseudo-therapists at an unprecedented scale, and those most at risk of negative outcomes are teens.

Few are happy with how Congress is performing these days, including its members, with increasingly unpleasant jobs. It’s time to recruit better talent.

We need a bipartisan solution that ensures a stable farm work force and protects farmworker families and the future of American agriculture.

The president and his allies should not be trusted to ensure the integrity of the vote.

Readers respond to a guest essay on the decline of a premium air travel perk. Also: When church and politics meet.

What if we come to love and depend on the A.I.s — if we prefer them in many cases to our fellow humans?

When Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are looking at maps of Ukraine and deciding which parts Russia should have, it’s time to make waffles.

Longing for the past can be good news for the future.

They hoped to make tomorrow’s medicines. Then came Trump.

In a decent society, life-or-death decisions are never easy.

They hoped to make tomorrow’s medicines. Then came Trump.

The incessant alerts are annoying, but also feel like community.

We cannot let this dark moment consume us.

If the F.B.I. is seen as a tool of retribution, it will come at the expense of its effectiveness in the long run.

The president could learn a lesson from the sisters of Nativity.

We’ve inherited dazzling public lands because of the vision of long-ago leaders. It’s our job to preserve their beauty.