China’s problem with competition is that it’s too brutal.

Will a martyrdom set off a religious revival?

The Trump administration misunderstands autism and what autistic people and our families need.

Trump’s first presidential eulogy made no effort to unite the country, which is the traditional goal of a presidential eulogy.

In a new weekly series from the podcast “The Opinions,” the Opinion editorial director David Leonhardt explores America’s next story. In the first episode he sits down with Senator Elizabeth Warren, who argues that Democrats should have addressed the economic challenges facing working-class families long ago.

David French asks the question more Democrats should be asking.

Jamelle Bouie on why silencing critics is fundamental to the Trump administration’s overall theory of power.

Readers react to the memorial for the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Also: Jimmy Kimmel and free speech; a loss of history at PBS.

Where are the true believers in free speech untainted by the stain of politics?

How Republicans harnessed the story Democrats didn’t — and won’t — embrace.

Tariffs, not health care, would be a better focal point for the opposition party.

The frantic competition that we’ve normalized is based on a lie about what makes a college education truly valuable.

When the president starts rigging the system for his own benefit, no one is safe.

Personality can open doors, but it cannot rewrite geopolitics.

Can Jay Bhattacharya save science?

Recognition of the State of Palestine must be accompanied by holding Israel accountable for its actions.

A small, carefully scaled geoengineering program could compensate for the loss of cooling as we eliminate sulfur pollution.

Readers respond to a guest essay about cursing. Also: Our “dangerous, surreal and unnerving times.”

The TikTok deal is Trumpism 101.

He won, but at what cost?

If the world recognizes Sudan’s military government, it will exacerbate a humanitarian crisis — and betray the country’s pro-democracy movement.

This is one of those moments in history.

The story of our relationship with our environment condensed into one lovely tree.

The Trump administration and its adherents want dominance and obedience.

Memoirs don’t have to be guides for living.

“107 days” is not merely the duration of Harris’s campaign; it is also her excuse for losing the election.

“107 days” is not merely the duration of Harris’s campaign; it is also her excuse for losing the election.

A civic-minded purpose is key.

Legible meaning doesn’t neatly emerge from the world of online discourse.