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Social media is turning tragic events into snuff films.
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I Was Supposed to Debate Charlie Kirk. Here’s What I Would Have Said.
His tragic shooting death tells us something about America’s culture of violence.
Is Your Baby Hilarious? Show Us Videos of Their First Funny Moments.
NYT Opinion invites readers to share video moments of their babies’ humor.
Will Anthropic Pay Me Too Much Money For My Pirated Books?
The A.I. company Anthropic illegally added my books to its data set.
The ‘Fork in the Road’ After Charlie Kirk’s Death
The round table convenes to make sense of Kirk’s legacy and the future of discourse.
FDA Director Marty Makary: I’m Cracking Down on Pharma Ads
The Food and Drug Administration is taking action to rein in misleading ads.
Giving Liberalism the Credit It Deserves
Sampling the outpouring of responses to a column by David Brooks about the shortcomings of the liberal approach to the nation’s ills.
The ‘Fork in the Road’ After Charlie Kirk’s Death
The round table convenes to make sense of Kirk’s legacy and the future of discourse.
‘I Was Wrong About Charlie Kirk’: Six Conservative Students on His Killing
We Don’t Want Echo Chambers
Trump’s Painful Cuts to National Parks
Readers discuss the damage to America’s parks. Also: Racial profiling in immigrant sweeps; the 9/11 memorial; phones in the classroom.
A Plea for President Trump With a Fragile Country on Edge
Even if it sounds unrealistic, Trump can do something important with the entire country frayed and on edge: push for calm and unity.
What MAGA Lost When It Lost Charlie Kirk
His death makes it harder to look ahead and glimpse what MAGA will stand for.
Clinton-Era Lessons for Democrats Confronting Trump
Democrats should go to the ramparts on three issues, with a popular solution for each.
Trump Is Copying China. That’s a Terrible Idea.
Trump is steering the U.S. model of capitalism closer to the Chinese one, swapping innovation and competition for state control and cronyism.
Trump’s Policies Are Endangering Your Health
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 America Failed
The Brazilian Supreme Court did what the U.S. Senate and federal courts tragically failed to do.
Charlie Kirk Embodied Mass-Culture Conservatism
His death takes us deeper into an age of instability.
I was set to interview Charlie Kirk next month. Then he was assassinated.
His death takes us deeper into an age of instability.
Charlie Kirk and America’s Fragile Fabric
Readers react to the assassination of the right-wing youth activist.
What Non-MAGA Trump Supporters See In Him
David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel discuss the MAGA supporters Brooks knows personally — and what they really want from Donald Trump.
MAGA Was Built in Decades. What Will Democrats Build Next?
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.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
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.
When Authoritarianism Looms, Old Friends Reunite
David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel take a temperature check on Trump’s second term.
What 9/11, Cancer and the Palisades Fire Taught Me
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.
Totalitarianism Can Be Terrifying. It Can Also Be Thrilling. He Taught Us Why.
Robert Jay Lifton changed how I think about the world and about my family.
Parents, Your Job in Children’s Learning Has Changed in the A.I. Era
A.I. tools can hinder cognitive development in students. Parents are essential to fostering responsible use.
Charlie Kirk and the Future of Political Violence
An assassin took aim at the American experiment itself.
When Authoritarianism Looms, Old Friends Reunite
David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel take a temp check on Trump’s second term.
I’d Be Thailand’s Leader if the System Weren’t Rigged
Unless its democratic decay is reversed, Thailand will continue to spiral downward until the next generation decides enough is enough.
