Readers respond to a column by David Brooks. Also: The marring of the White House; a sharp right turn to populism.

Trump and his Republican minions won’t rest until the truth of that day is buried.

The reactionary centrism of the new Julia Roberts film.

Drinking is down, but there are a few simple fixes that can get people hoisting their cans again.

What does it means to be a “good” Muslim in America?

A principle is hollow if it’s not defended under pressure.

And what that might mean for the future of American politics.

Developing countries have started taking greater responsibility for their own welfare, leveraging private investment to create economic opportunity.

It’s too good to be true, and I’m OK with that.

What’s happening is shocking. It can get worse.

While he is trying to sell it as a strategic win, the peace deal contradicts many of his coalition’s goals.

Dishonest presidents should be entitled to no deference at all.

Our culture is amok with binaries. We have two major parties, just two, and they are forever opposed.

I’m here to tell you that you can stop cooking every night, and your children will be just fine.

Patients’ mental health problems can make transplant decisions even more fraught.

A lot has happened this week. The New York Times Opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury highlights one thing you shouldn’t miss: After President Trump tried to send the National Guard into Portland, Ore., a federal judge blocked him. Watch Kingsbury explain why the president’s actions defy the fundamental principles of the U.S. Constitution.

The Power Four schools should go their own way and give other sports a chance to shine.

Peace abroad and war at home — not very America first!

Three keys to his success on the world stage could be applied at home.

We’re arresting working parents, students, asylum seekers and even U.S. citizens to create made-for-TV crackdowns.

The Opinion contributing writer E.J. Dionne thinks America’s founders made a mistake. In this round-table conversation for “The Opinions,” he tells David French and Michelle Cottle why the Constitution doesn’t fit today’s Congress.

The Opinion columnist David French breaks down how Trump and his supporters are using familiar pressure — and what backlash it could spark — at the round table in this week’s episode of “The Opinions.”

Pete Buttigieg joined the Opinion editorial director David Leonhardt to discuss what America’s next story should be and how Democrats can get where they need to go.

On this week’s round table: Courts, Congress and chaos under Trump.

Troop deployment. Black Hawk helicopters landing on apartment buildings in the middle of the night. President Trump’s militarization of blue cities is well underway — and yet, Jon Favreau argues, it’s natural that it’s not top of mind for every voter. On this episode of “The Ezra Klein Show,” Favreau sits down with the Times Opinion columnist Ezra Klein to discuss how Democrats should be thinking about that now and heading into the midterms.

Jon Favreau considers how the government shutdown could help Democrats rebuild their fractured party.

Jon Favreau considers how the government shutdown could help Democrats rebuild their fractured party.

And a reminder of the need to depose the regime of Nicolás Maduro.

Nixon famously had an enemies list. But there’s a difference between what happened then and what is happening now.