Trump Is Giving Putin a Most Wonderful Gift NYT | Opinion By: M. Gessen 13 August 2025 at 15:07 There is something Putin cares about more than money.
A Half-Baked Alaska Summit NYT | Opinion By: Bret Stephens 13 August 2025 at 05:00 The meeting is a bad idea, but there’s an opportunity for Trump to punish Putin’s thievery.
Trump’s Takeover of the Police in D.C. NYT | Opinion 13 August 2025 at 02:53 Readers criticize the president’s order to send in federal troops. Also: The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska; fake science papers; defining masculinity.
Democrats Delivered Millions to Texarkana. It Didn’t Matter One Bit. NYT | Opinion By: Thomas B. Edsall 13 August 2025 at 02:41 How liberalism went to die on the Texas-Arkansas border.
Geometry Solves Gerrymandering NYT | Opinion By: Roland Fryer 12 August 2025 at 17:01 A new level of partisan one-upmanship should spur urgent demands for reform.
What A.I. Really Means for Learning NYT | Opinion By: Meher Ahmad, Jessica Grose, Tressie McMillan Cottom and Vishakha Darbha 13 August 2025 at 09:09 A.I. is fueling a ‘poverty of imagination.’ Here’s how we can fix it.
Trump Is Squandering the Greatest Gift of the Manhattan Project NYT | Opinion By: Garrett M. Graff 12 August 2025 at 17:00 The U.S. risks not just being left behind, but out of the game entirely.
Clemency Is Broken. That Keeps Me Employed. NYT | Opinion By: Matt Nadel and Jan Kobal 12 August 2025 at 17:00 One filmmaker’s playbook for helping people get clemency.
The Male Fertility Crisis Is Environmental NYT | Opinion By: Jessica Grose 12 August 2025 at 17:00 Environmental toxins may be depleting male fertility. It’s time to raise awareness in a major way.
An Unlikely Last Resort for Getting Out of Prison NYT | Opinion By: Matt Nadel and Jan Kobal 12 August 2025 at 16:55 One filmmaker’s playbook for helping people get clemency.
The Reasons Israelis Have Closed Their Eyes to Gaza NYT | Opinion By: Shira Efron 12 August 2025 at 13:58 Multiple factors have caused the starvation ravaging Gaza. But Israel must accept that its actions are the main cause.
A Right-Wing Influencer Tried to Be a Tradwife. It Almost Broke Her. NYT | Opinion By: Michelle Goldberg 12 August 2025 at 08:20 Being an anti-feminist, it turns out, is no shield against abusive male power.
Trump Calling Up National Guard Blurs the Line of Military and Law Enforcement NYT | Opinion By: W.J. Hennigan 12 August 2025 at 04:56 Six months into the president’s second term, the National Guard has already been deployed twice — once for protests and once for local crime concerns.
The Ethical Boundaries of Organ Donation NYT | Opinion 12 August 2025 at 00:56 Readers respond to a front-page article about organ transplants and risks to donors. Also: Burning contraceptives; photo memories.
Vaccine Misinformation Is a Symptom of a Dangerous Breakdown NYT | Opinion By: Céline Gounder 11 August 2025 at 17:02 People whose life’s work is to protect the nation have targets on their backs.
Sydney Sweeney Has a Secret NYT | Opinion By: Frank Bruni 11 August 2025 at 17:02 Her talent is extraordinary. But it’s eclipsed in a culture that values attention over artistry.
The A.O.C. Deepfake Was Terrible. The Proposed Solution Is Delusional. NYT | Opinion By: Zeynep Tufekci 11 August 2025 at 17:02 Critical thinking is not going to save us.
The Mamdani Moment Is About More Than You Realize NYT | Opinion By: Jonathan Mahler 11 August 2025 at 17:02 But he’s got some thinking to do.
Trump Got It Right When He Killed the De Minimis Trade Provision NYT | Opinion By: George E. Bogden 11 August 2025 at 17:01 The de minimis policy let China benefit at our expense.
We’re Trapped in Trump’s Reality. This Is How We Escape It. NYT | Opinion By: Ben Rhodes 12 August 2025 at 04:27 Trump may be able to escape the consequences of his actions; the rest of us cannot.
Spain Is Going Its Own Way NYT | Opinion By: Omar G. Encarnación 11 August 2025 at 13:00 The government’s humane and pragmatic approach to immigration is an example for others to emulate.
Thinking a Lot About Too Little Thinking NYT | Opinion 10 August 2025 at 21:00 Readers respond to a guest essay about illiteracy. Also: The autocrat’s playbook.
Donald Trump, Julian Fellowes and the Gilded Age Finale NYT | Opinion By: Molly Jong-Fast 10 August 2025 at 18:00 Julian Fellowes and Donald Trump both have frothy visions of the Gilded Age. But why would we go back to it in real life?
If You Fly Economy, You’re Paying for Someone Else to Fly Private NYT | Opinion By: The Editorial Board 10 August 2025 at 20:59 The Times editorial board argues that Congress must change the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding structure.
‘Profound and Abiding Rage’: Canada’s Answer to America’s Abandonment NYT | Opinion By: Stephen Marche 11 August 2025 at 10:53 America’s withdrawal from the global order is forcing former allies to rethink their identities.
The Truth About Detransitioning NYT | Opinion By: Kinnon R. MacKinnon 10 August 2025 at 18:00 I had a good experience with trans health care. I spend a lot of time talking to people who did not.
Trump Is Destroying the Future of America to Own the Libs NYT | Opinion By: Robinson Meyer 10 August 2025 at 14:17 Smothering electric vehicles might have been a regrettable mistake for a Republican to make 10 years ago. Today, it is economic idiocy.
Welcome to Trump’s Stagflation Economy NYT | Opinion By: Jared Bernstein and Ryan Cummings 10 August 2025 at 14:15 The president’s policies are fueling the dreaded combination of slowing growth and rising inflation.
What if Dred Scott Had Been Decided Correctly? NYT | Opinion By: Jamelle Bouie 10 August 2025 at 02:55 The infamous case’s dissent that Lincoln loved.