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American Weed Is Going Global. Europe Is Not Ready.

The race to go global is on.

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Kojo Koram

The Future of Reading Is a Party

Come join the fun.

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Peter Schmidt

Trump Is in a Fantasy Land of His Own Making

Trump Is in a Fantasy Land of His Own Making

What would happen if he’s forced to confront an external crisis?

yesterday 4

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Jamelle Bouie

Could Hollywood Really Move to Nashville?

Could Hollywood Really Move to Nashville?

The dream of a red-state Hollywood.

yesterday 1

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Sharon Waxman

Europe’s Great Rivers Are Dying. The Continent Is In for a Shock.

Europe’s Great Rivers Are Dying. The Continent Is In for a Shock.

Climate change is beginning to tear up the old map of Europe’s power and wealth.

yesterday 1

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Ben Coates

How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up?

How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up?

Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.

yesterday 4

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Rochelle Widdowson

Where the Teacher Is a Hero

Where the Teacher Is a Hero

The Trump administration is squeezing struggling Americans with benefit cuts, but ordinary people are stepping up to help.

yesterday 10

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Nicholas Kristof

Republicans Are Trying to Hide These Health Care Cuts

Republicans Are Trying to Hide These Health Care Cuts

Republicans are taking deliberate steps to make health care less affordable.

yesterday 20

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The Editorial Board

He Tried to Kill My Father. Now He Wants to Rewrite History.

He Tried to Kill My Father. Now He Wants to Rewrite History.

This is not what contrition looks like.

yesterday 4

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Patti Davis

The Warring Visions of American Power

The Warring Visions of American Power

American foreign policy is at a crossroads. Could international law provide a framework for a foreign policy after President Trump?

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Jack McCordick

‘Trump Has Often Overpromised’: An Election Analyst on Midterm Hurdles

‘Trump Has Often Overpromised’: An Election Analyst on Midterm Hurdles

Both parties face issues heading into the fall.

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John Guida

We Are Living in a New Inferno

We Are Living in a New Inferno

Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.

previous day 3

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Jonathan Pickett

We Critiqued the Woke Left. Now We’re Warning the Woke Right.

We Critiqued the Woke Left. Now We’re Warning the Woke Right.

The right’s reluctance to gatekeep may be its undoing.

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Aaron Sibarium

Ocasio-Cortez Can Run. Can She Win?

Ocasio-Cortez Can Run. Can She Win?

She will run as a woman but unlike how every woman before her was forced to run.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom

These A.I. Policies Will Hurt Our Business. We Should Do Them Anyway.

These A.I. Policies Will Hurt Our Business. We Should Do Them Anyway.

The risks posed by A.I. are too great to forgo any regulation, even for those who stand to gain tremendously from the technology’s rise.

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Nir Bar Dea

U.S. Policy on Afghanistan Is a Relic of the Past

A new generation of Afghans wants to move on from the animosities of the past, but Western policies make that difficult.

thursday 5

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Obaidullah Baheer

Stagflation, the Scourge of the 1970s, Is Back

Stagflation, the Scourge of the 1970s, Is Back

The Northwestern professor Phillip Braun says the return of stagflation brings new urgency to the Fed chairman Kevin Warsh’s next moves.

thursday 10

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Phillip Braun

The Only Way to Keep the World Safe From A.I.

The Only Way to Keep the World Safe From A.I.

A conversation with Robert Wright, the author of “The God Test.”

thursday 6

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David Wallace-Wells

The Board of Peace Road Map for Gaza Gives Hope

The Board of Peace Road Map for Gaza Gives Hope

The signs point to Hamas being serious about disarming. The recent Board of Peace plan for it to surrender its weapons should be carried out.

thursday 7

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Muhammad Shehada

An 8 P.M. Bedtime, Oxygen Chambers, Blood Tests Galore. What Would You Do for a Longer Life?

An 8 P.M. Bedtime, Oxygen Chambers, Blood Tests Galore. What Would You Do for a Longer Life?

The tech mogul Bryan Johnson is trying to design the blueprint for defying death.

thursday 9

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Sophia Alvarez Boyd

Kansas Put a Bounty on Trans People

Kansas Put a Bounty on Trans People

Is Kansas just the beginning?

thursday 20

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M. Gessen

The Great Scam on the High Seas

The Great Scam on the High Seas

U.S. tariff rates are not for rent.

thursday 20

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Peter Navarro

If You Weren’t Worried About A.I., You Should Be After the Past Few Weeks

If You Weren’t Worried About A.I., You Should Be After the Past Few Weeks

If there was ever a time to consider halting development of A.I., it’s now.

thursday 20

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Nate Soares

Israeli Settlers Are Out of Control. Could an Election Change That?

Israeli Settlers Are Out of Control. Could an Election Change That?

If Netanyahu is ousted in October’s balloting, don’t expect peace to break out, but the worst violence might be reined in.

12.08.2026 10

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Nicholas Kristof

Democrats Pull Back From the Edge of Disaster. Again.

Democrats Pull Back From the Edge of Disaster. Again.

It seems that centrists and the left can work the pragmatic side of the street.

12.08.2026 10

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E.j. Dionne Jr

Look Up. Tonight.

Look Up. Tonight.

Experiencing awe makes us happier, healthier and more fulfilled. Why not watch the Perseid meteor shower to have a bit more awe in your life?

12.08.2026 10

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Cody Delistraty

A.I. Hype Is Running Into Reality

A.I. Hype Is Running Into Reality

And what a hedge fund’s $35 billion loss reveals about the state of the industry.

12.08.2026 20

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Rochelle Widdowson

Does My Face-Lift Make Me a Bad Feminist?

Does My Face-Lift Make Me a Bad Feminist?

I, like many a young woman, was once wildly judgmental about plastic surgery. Now I’m not so sure.

12.08.2026 10

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Molly Jong-Fast

Even Elite Colleges Have Become Trade Schools

Even Elite Colleges Have Become Trade Schools

Short-term return on investment is an impoverished view of a college education.

12.08.2026 20

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Jessica Grose

We Don’t Know What’s Going On With Trump’s Health, and We Deserve Answers

We Don’t Know What’s Going On With Trump’s Health, and We Deserve Answers

The president has not been looking well. Americans should get answers to these seven questions.

12.08.2026 9

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Jonathan Reiner

El-Sayed’s Winning Path in Michigan

El-Sayed’s Winning Path in Michigan

A swing-state Democratic Senate nominee needs to keep saying this: Jews have a right to a Jewish homeland.

11.08.2026 30

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Thomas L. Friedman

A Skyscraper Almost Collapsed. How Worried Should We Be?

A Skyscraper Almost Collapsed. How Worried Should We Be?

Life in a crowded city like New York depends on trust. Are corners being cut?

11.08.2026 10

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Nate Bliss

Trump Is Trapped in a Maelstrom of His Own Making

Trump Is Trapped in a Maelstrom of His Own Making

The president’s zero-sum mind-set is turning us all into losers.

11.08.2026 10

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Thomas B. Edsall

Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview

Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview

The Times columnist reflects on the seismic changes in media, religion and politics he’s witnessed in his career so far.

11.08.2026 10

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Rollin Hu

Can Nebraska’s Definitely-Not-a-Democrat Candidate Crack the G.O.P. Hold on Red America?

Can Nebraska’s Definitely-Not-a-Democrat Candidate Crack the G.O.P. Hold on Red America?

The Democratic brand is just too toxic in large swaths of the country.

11.08.2026 10

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Michelle Cottle

Farage vs. the Man With the Trash Can on His Head

Farage vs. the Man With the Trash Can on His Head

This is how elections are so often fought now. Politicians slink into a constituency to meet fans, make content for their social media and melt away.

11.08.2026 20

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Harry Mitchell

He Says Obscene Things About Mothers and Children. Mike Johnson Is Raising Money for Him.

Thanks to Trump, G.O.P. extremism has become so ordinary that it breaks through only when it reaches an absurdly high level.

10.08.2026 10

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Michelle Goldberg

He Saw Specialist After Specialist. He Died When No One Gave Him a Flu Shot.

He Saw Specialist After Specialist. He Died When No One Gave Him a Flu Shot.

The Trump administration has dismantled the agency that ensures that research makes its way into medical practice.

10.08.2026 10

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Aaron E. Carroll

Mike DeWine: Trump Would Shock Everyone With This Reform

Mike DeWine: Trump Would Shock Everyone With This Reform

Immigration reform could be his Nixon-goes-to-China.

10.08.2026 10

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Mike Dewine

Are Subcultures Dead, or Am I Just Old?

Are Subcultures Dead, or Am I Just Old?

It used to be that you could tell goths from preps by the look of them.

10.08.2026 10

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Thomas Morton

A.I. Is Changing Young People’s Social Lives. I’ve Seen It.

A.I. Is Changing Young People’s Social Lives. I’ve Seen It.

A.I. has become a kind of social sealant, filling the gaps in young people’s relationships.

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Alice Lassman

Adieu, Odysseus. Enough Already.

Adieu, Odysseus. Enough Already.

The attention to “The Odyssey” is as exhausting as its hero’s travels.

10.08.2026 20

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Frank Bruni

I Went to Iowa to See the Young Democrat Packing Town Halls. It Felt a Bit Like Obama in 2008.

I Went to Iowa to See the Young Democrat Packing Town Halls. It Felt a Bit Like Obama in 2008.

Just shy of 44 with boyish good looks, Rob Sand is very much a moderate, but he has a withering critique of the political establishment in this...

10.08.2026 10

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Ben Rhodes

What America Owes to Afghan Women

Five years after giving up on Afghanistan, America still has a responsibility to the country’s women.

09.08.2026 10

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Mursal Rahim

These Doctors Perform Daily Miracles, No Hospital in Sight

These Doctors Perform Daily Miracles, No Hospital in Sight

Every city needs street medicine.

09.08.2026 20

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Helen Ouyang

Pop Music Is the Problem

Pop Music Is the Problem

The genre was shaped by exclusion, not expansion.

09.08.2026 60

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Dan Charnas

Please Judge What I’m Reading

Please Judge What I’m Reading

Literary awards get dismissed for elitism. But more than ever, we need passionate and idiosyncratic champions for the books most worth seeking out.

09.08.2026 8

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Radhika Jones

Blue and Red America Have Become the Bitter Couple That Can’t Quite Face Divorce

Blue and Red America Have Become the Bitter Couple That Can’t Quite Face Divorce

It can’t go on like this forever.

09.08.2026 10

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Kurt Andersen

Therapy Needs Therapy

Therapy Needs Therapy

The good news is that the neuroscience of perception can pave the way out.

09.08.2026 10

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Daniel Duane

Forget the East Wing. The Real Demolition Has Only Just Begun.

Forget the East Wing. The Real Demolition Has Only Just Begun.

The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the review process will allow it to take a wrecking ball to historic sites across the country.

09.08.2026 40

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Paul Goldberger