What happens when the state doesn’t curb predatory private powers?

Dangerous close calls are rising, but the U.S. and China still lack the communication channels needed to stop a crisis from becoming a war.

Will the Trump administration offer a financial bailout if the A.I. bubble bursts? Jason Furman, a contributing Opinion writer and an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School, explains what President Trump’s investments tell us about his priorities in the event of a crash.

Are we living through an A.I. bubble? Or is it all just vibes? Jason Furman, a contributing Opinion writer and an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School, tells Ross Douthat that while it’s hard to put a number on it, “there’s something enormous going on here.”

Can the U.S. economy thrive without a steady stream of immigration? This week on “Interesting Times,” Jason Furman, a contributing Times Opinion writer and an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School, tells Ross Douthat why he thinks our future “rises and falls with immigration.”

For the first time in his second term, President Trump is imposing new sanctions, but they may not shift the course of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Yes, Trump is assaulting democracy, but what worries me more is what has happened to the rest of us — the loss of the convictions and norms that undergird democracy.

Why has the genius of these Black innovators been consigned to academic conferences?

Readers respond to the demolition of the East Wing of the White House. Also: Fending off tyranny; when Black women are fired.

It’s not that people are salivating at the idea of criminality, but some are amused by the robbery.

What’s the smart move for Democrats in this political moment? On “The Opinions,” the columnist David Brooks says he thinks the party should channel Michelle Obama and “go high.”

The Opinion columnist David Brooks, a center-right thinker, feels as if there’s room for him in the “No Kings” movement. “It’s pro-American. It’s basically in line with the cultural DNA of this country, and so I’m very impressed by it,” he says. And yet, he argues, the movement is still missing something essential.

New York has urgent housing needs. Mamdani is leading the race for mayor because of his awareness of this. But all the candidates should have bigger plans.

Democrats used to be known as the party of the poor and the working class. Two decades of federal income data show how that changed.

Hey, boomers! Younger Americans would like a word. We’ve noticed that many of you are pretty upset about the state of the nation. And we get it. We really do. But do you ever stop and ask yourselves how we got here?

The new right pines for a story that would vindicate its reactionary rage.

The Kathryn Bigelow film presents a terrifying glimpse of the modern nuclear risk.

Mamdani might be working in Democrats’ favor. But what about “No Kings”?

We’ve been here before.

Our government is once again committing human rights abuses on the ostensible authority of a legal opinion that is being kept secret from the public.

We have a chance to discover the true cost of this war.

We’ve been here before.

Mamdani might be working in Democrats’ favor. But what about “No Kings”?

As children die for want of cheap medicines, the U.S. spends billions on Argentina — thus rescuing rich investors who made bad bets.

The adventurism and impunity of the Cold War live on in the modern military.

Trump should pay a political price for his brazen corruption. Instead, he is telling American taxpayers to pay a price, directly to him.

Readers respond to the makeover of the East Wing of the White House. Also: President Trump’s demand for compensation from the Justice Department.

President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard from red states into blue cities isn’t just a partisan attack; it’s also a geographic one.

Massive cuts to health, education and immigration are disproportionately taking a toll.