The problem with giving any president basically unconstrained authority to raise revenue via tariffs.

Readers react to strong election results for Democrats. Also: the case against gerrymandering.

Readers react to strong election results for Democrats. Also: the case against gerrymandering.

Technology has left them with little autonomy or security in their jobs.

New York’s next mayor won’t save the Democrats.

A triumph in New York City has a lesson for the Democrats

Does Zohran Mamdani’s win mean a new dawn for the Democratic Party? Not exactly, Ross Douthat argues. In this mini-episode of “Interesting Times,” Ross explains that the New York mayor’s office has historically been a “springboard to nowhere,” rather than a precursor for national politics.

Just Ask Mikie Sherrill, Abigail Spanberger and Zohran Mamdani.

Two economists on the price of playing nice with a superpower.

Mamdani, who campaigned on sweeping promises, can build a positive legacy by focusing on tangible accomplishments.

Unlike old soldiers, they don’t even fade away.

He tried to warn Americans about Trump, but they had already learned not to believe him.

There are no shortcuts in the fight against right-wing antisemitism.

Readers respond to a guest essay about the continuing vitality of literary fiction. Also: Exxon vs. California; a Supreme Court split on tactics.

When Republicans sing Kumbaya.

Our military leaders are trained to evaluate the legality of orders they are given.

The Trump tariffs case is before the court this week.

Data centers need to become more flexible to squeeze more from the grid.

We are in the middle of the capitalistic order reinventing itself.

A white nationalist’s rise reveals a seemingly unstoppable ratchet of radicalization on the right.

The Democratic Party does not need to choose to be one thing. It needs to choose to be more things.

The president seems to think “the shutdown gives him more power,” Jamelle Bouie says at the round table on “The Opinions” with Michelle Cottle and David French. But what Trump doesn’t seem to understand, he argues, are the practical implications of keeping this going.

In this episode of “The Opinions,” David French breaks down why parts of the original Constitution lend themselves to abuse — and which three amendments could stop another shutdown like this one. “But first,” he says, “we have to get through this moment.”

As he so often does, the president is pushing the wrong answer to the right question on trade policy with Beijing.

Bernie Sanders has been on a country-wide tour called Fighting Oligarchy. In this episode of “The Opinions” with David Leonhardt, he explains why that’s so important right now and reveals what question he wishes more reporters would ask him.

In this episode of “The Opinions,” Senator Bernie Sanders tells David Leonhardt that the party and its leadership need to make big changes to start winning election.

It’s the roaring 2020s!

Readers respond to a column by David Brooks, “The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds.” Also: Republican election stunts.

The fading of hummingbirds, butterflies and leaves brings both melancholy and exquisite beauty.