Not So Fast on That Peaceful Transfer of Power NYT | Opinion Jamelle Bouie 12 January 2025 at 01:41 We won’t know anything for real until the next Democrat wins.
Five Presidents and a Funeral NYT | Opinion Maureen Dowd 11 January 2025 at 20:00 The pious Carter and profane Trump had some things in common.
The Best Time to Fireproof Los Angeles Was Yesterday NYT | Opinion David Wallace-Wells 11 January 2025 at 20:00 Can a city lose an entire neighborhood now and simply shuffle on, dragging the local memory like a ghost limb?
New Findings About Consciousness Are Changing How I Think About Patients NYT | Opinion Daniela J. Lamas 11 January 2025 at 20:00 After brain injury, some patients are no longer able to respond to the world around them. Is this really the case?
Reproductive Health Is More Than Abortions NYT | Opinion Nicholas Kristof 11 January 2025 at 20:00 Trump is likely to slash funding for women’s health organizations in the name of “protecting life” — but the result will be death.
Should Students’ Efforts Be Rewarded With Good Grades? NYT | Opinion 11 January 2025 at 20:00 Readers respond to a guest essay that argued that high grades should be strictly for excellence.
Liberal Democracy Faces Doubts. But Collapse? Not Likely. NYT | Opinion Serge Schmemann 11 January 2025 at 20:00 Right-wing parties may be in the ascendant, but overall, democracy is not at risk.
O Canada, Come Join Us NYT | Opinion Ross Douthat 11 January 2025 at 20:00 Perhaps Trump is not making a threat but offering an opportunity.
Does America Need More Meritocracy? NYT | Opinion Ross Douthat 12 January 2025 at 00:23 Debating Vivek Ramaswamy’s pressure-cooker vision.
The Wildfires in L.A., and the Crises to Come NYT | Opinion 11 January 2025 at 03:03 Readers offer perspectives on the California wildfires and climate change. Also: Jimmy Carter’s gift; Samuel Alito, Donald Trump and ethics.
The Tragedy of Joe Biden NYT | Opinion Peter Coy 10 January 2025 at 20:54 He didn’t get the credit he deserved on the economy.
As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles NYT | Opinion Peter Kalmus 11 January 2025 at 04:30 After the Bobcat fire, L.A. no longer felt safe.
Can Democrats Be the Party of the Future Again? NYT | Opinion Michelle Goldberg 10 January 2025 at 18:03 Ro Khanna, a progressive from Silicon Valley, on Big Tech’s rightward lurch.
New York Needs a Turnaround to Show That Big Cities Still Work NYT | Opinion Mara Gay 10 January 2025 at 18:01 The nation’s biggest metropolis remains one of its safest, but there’s more to do.
Biden’s Legacy: Bad or Worse? NYT | Opinion Carlos Lozada, Ross Douthat, Michelle Cottle, Andrea Betanzos and Sophia Alvarez Boyd 10 January 2025 at 18:01 A cleareyed review of Biden’s term.
Trump 2.0 and the Return of ‘Court Politics’ NYT | Opinion Ezra Klein 10 January 2025 at 18:01 The political scientist Erica Frantz describes the regime change the second Trump administration represents.
College Can’t Be Only for the Rich NYT | Opinion Enoch Ellis and Siddhu Pachipala 10 January 2025 at 18:01 It’s time to double the size of the maximum Pell Grant.
A Big Idea to Solve America’s Immigration Mess NYT | Opinion The Editorial Board 10 January 2025 at 18:00 Fixing America’s broken immigration system starts with acknowledging that the United States needs more people.
Audra McDonald Was Right. I’ve Changed My Mind. NYT | Opinion John McWhorter 10 January 2025 at 06:00 Why shouldn’t “Gypsy” engage in a little creative anachronism?
The Character-Building Tool Kit NYT | Opinion David Brooks 10 January 2025 at 06:00 Learning to care for others or the common good should be a fundamental part of education.
Trying to Stay Steady as the MAGA Parade Marches Into Town NYT | Opinion Michelle Cottle 10 January 2025 at 05:00 Washington isn’t prepared for Trump, but it is braced.
Demi Moore Teaches Hollywood a Lesson NYT | Opinion Frank Bruni 10 January 2025 at 01:20 She’s the 62-year-old queen of an awards season with overdue female diversity.
No, Americans Are Not Really United NYT | Opinion 10 January 2025 at 00:38 Readers disagree with an essay by a Republican pollster. Also: Sperm donors’ anonymity; judges and gun violence; too much agreement.
It’s September 2026, and the Pentagon Is Alarmed NYT | Opinion David French 10 January 2025 at 03:33 The effort to ban TikTok is not about what’s on the platform but about who runs it.
It Is Tearing Me Up Not to Be in L.A. Right Now NYT | Opinion 10 January 2025 at 00:15 Los Angeles may have a reputation for being superficial, but it is in fact a territory that might, at any moment, upend (or even end) your life.
Historians Condemn Israel’s ‘Scholasticide.’ The Question Is Why. NYT | Opinion 10 January 2025 at 01:45 A resolution by the American Historical Association hardens the perception that academia has become fundamentally politicized.
What This New Era of Power Looks Like in Washington NYT | Opinion 11 January 2025 at 01:50 The vibe around the halls of Congress has been quite different from this time four years ago.
When We Face the End of Life, ‘It’s Not Sadness We Should Fear. It’s Regret.’ NYT | Opinion Sarah Wildman and Jillian Weinberger 9 January 2025 at 18:01 Sarah Wildman on the conversation that was missing during her daughter’s cancer treatment.
Can the Justice Department Survive a Trump Wrecking Ball? NYT | Opinion Quinta Jurecic 9 January 2025 at 18:00 Over the next four years, the rule of law will face a profound test.