His death makes it harder to look ahead and glimpse what MAGA will stand for.

Democrats should go to the ramparts on three issues, with a popular solution for each.

Trump is steering the U.S. model of capitalism closer to the Chinese one, swapping innovation and competition for state control and cronyism.

The Trump administration is rejecting basic medical knowledge and turning back the clock to an era when people were sicker and died sooner.

Brazil just succeeded where we failed.

His death takes us deeper into an age of instability.

His death takes us deeper into an age of instability.

Readers react to the assassination of the right-wing youth activist.

David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel discuss the MAGA supporters Brooks knows personally — and what they really want from Donald Trump.

David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel convene to discuss the state of America — and debate the best way to revive the country and its politics.

The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in politics without fear of violence. To lose that is to risk losing everything.

David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel take a temperature check on Trump’s second term.

We’ll never know with certainty that carcinogens in the smoke, dust and ash from the World Trade Center caused my wife’s cancer and my own.

Robert Jay Lifton changed how I think about the world and about my family.

A.I. tools can hinder cognitive development in students. Parents are essential to fostering responsible use.

An assassin took aim at the American experiment itself.

David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel take a temp check on Trump’s second term.

Unless its democratic decay is reversed, Thailand will continue to spiral downward until the next generation decides enough is enough.

He was a spokesman for a movement that seemed both more rebellious and more normal.

This is a moment to turn down the volume and reflect on our political culture.

Putin’s move has to be considered a test, and the West needs to think about how to counter it.

The movement is tearing down America’s health care institutions. To what end?

Matt Nadel has a job that he hopes one day won’t exist. “It feels like I’m trying to hack a broken system,” he says. He makes films about incarcerated people in an effort to persuade governors to grant them clemency. His plea? Put him out of business.

Readers respond to a guest essay about the Proposition 50 redistricting proposal in California. Also: Erasing history.

Your fall politics quiz is here.

Clouds are changing, and we need to find out if it’s just temporary or from global warming.

Jeffrey Toobin talks with Bryan Stevenson about surviving the politics of fear in 2025.

This is not how economic policy is supposed to work in a wealthy, democratic country.

Focusing on a small group of offenders is more effective than sweeping crackdowns.