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The World’s Best and Brightest Are Moving, but Not to America

Immigration isn’t a crisis. It’s the future.

yesterday 30

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Jillian Weinberger

If Zohran Mamdani Wins, Then What?

He would become the leftist others look to, either as a savior or as a villain.

yesterday 10

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Ross Barkan

A Fact About the Floods the Government Doesn’t Seem Eager to Discuss

The National Weather Service put out good forecasts. But a vital employee was missing.

yesterday 90

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Zeynep Tufekci

Bibi’s Empty Victory Lap

The 12-day war is over. But there’s no peace in sight.

yesterday 10

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Mairav Zonszein

Biden’s Chief Economist: The Chart That Convinced Me Our Debt Is a Serious Problem

I’m no longer sanguine about the threats posed by the nation’s deficits.

yesterday 10

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Jared Bernstein

Pregnancy Is Going to Be Even More Dangerous in America

The most vulnerable mothers have the most to lose from Medicaid cuts.

yesterday 0

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Jessica Grose

Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Michael Dunne Mr. Dunne, a former General Motors executive, is an industry consultant who worked in...

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Michael Dunne

The Last Words of a Dying Glacier

Opinion Op-Docs A glacier is disappearing. An artist is trying to preserve its sound. What does a melting glacier sound like? Artist Ludwig Berger...

previous day 70

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Lutz Stautner

Musk’s Third Party Starts With a Good Idea

Is there a way to elect an independent bloc of senators?

previous day 10

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Ross Douthat

The Gender Gap That Ate the Democrats

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Thomas B. Edsall Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics...

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Thomas B. Edsall

How the Attention Economy Is Devouring Gen Z — and the Rest of Us

Advertisement Supported by The Ezra Klein Show By Ezra Klein transcript The last few episodes of the show have been about attention, but about...

previous day 20

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Ezra Klein

The Grip That Race and Identity Have on My Students

We cannot return to the innocence of the Obama era even if that is what we want.

previous day 40

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Thomas Chatterton Williams

For Israel, It Pays to Be a Winner

Diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East are the result of military victories.

previous day 60

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Bret Stephens

Lawrence Summers: This Law Made Me Ashamed of My Country

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Lawrence H. Summers Mr. Summers, a contributing Opinion writer, is a former Treasury secretary. Last...

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Lawrence H. Summers

Everyone Hates This Bill. Dan Osborn Could Make Republicans Pay for It.

Advertisement Supported by Michelle Goldberg By Michelle Goldberg Opinion Columnist It’s hard to think of a major piece of legislation more hated...

previous day 50

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Michelle Goldberg

The G.O.P. Fought for This Bill. When Trump’s Cuts Came? Silence.

The unlikely rise and tragic fall of a bipartisan solution on gun violence.

previous day 30

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Jillian Weinberger

The Questions Started With the Wren

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Margaret Renkl Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics...

monday 30

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Margaret Renkl

You Don’t Have to Be a Doctor to Understand This

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Craig Spencer Dr. Spencer is an emergency medicine physician and an associate professor at Brown and...

monday 7

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Craig Spencer

A Medievalist Hits the Gym

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Sebastian Langdell Dr. Langdell is a professor of medieval literature at Baylor University. I teach a...

monday 5

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Sebastian Langdell

Blake Lively vs. the ‘Misogyny Slop Ecosystem’

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Kat Tenbarge Ms. Tenbarge writes Spitfire News, a newsletter about internet culture, politics and media....

monday 30

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Kat Tenbarge

Britain’s Prime Minister Is Fading Away Before Our Eyes

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Moya Lothian-McLean Ms. Lothian-McLean is a contributing Opinion writer and a journalist who covers...

monday 40

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Moya Lothian-Mclean

Now You See Josh Hawley, Now You Don’t

Advertisement Supported by Frank Bruni By Frank Bruni Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer who was on the staff of The Times for more than 25...

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Frank Bruni

Texas Hill Country Is Underwater, and America’s Emergency Lifeline Is Fraying

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By MaryAnn Tierney Ms. Tierney has worked in emergency management for over 25 years, and was acting deputy...

monday 100

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Maryann Tierney

The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller

Supported by Guest Essay Stephen Miller was livid. It was a couple of months after Donald Trump’s inauguration, and Mr. Miller, a senior White...

monday 400

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Jason Zengerle

Americans Fought Off This Awful Idea in Trump’s Bill

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Terry Tempest Williams Ms. Williams is a writer who lives in southeastern Utah. It’s easy to become smug...

06.07.2025 100

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Terry Tempest Williams

Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Jeff Flake Mr. Flake, a Republican, is a former U.S. senator from Arizona. Eight years ago, I stood on...

06.07.2025 100

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Jeff Flake

One of the Worst Industries in the World Gets Its Comeuppance

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist The porn industry just got what it deserved at the Supreme Court. On the...

06.07.2025 100

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David French

Here Is the Science of Why You Doomscroll

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Emily Falk Dr. Falk is a neuroscientist and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. It can be hard...

06.07.2025 70

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Emily Falk

Walt Whitman Would Have Hated This

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Elisa New Ms. New directs and hosts PBS’s “Poetry in America.” In 1865, the poet Walt Whitman asked: O...

06.07.2025 20

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Elisa New

Democrats Need to Understand That Opinions on Israel Are Changing Fast

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Peter Beinart Mr. Beinart is a contributing Opinion writer at The Times. To grasp the significance of...

06.07.2025 60

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Peter Beinart

Finding Beauty in Midair

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06.07.2025 10

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Camillo Pasquarelli

It Isn’t Freedom if It’s Not for Everyone

Advertisement Supported by Nicholas Kristof By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist Every year I choose a university student to accompany me on my...

05.07.2025 60

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Nicholas Kristof

God Bless Brad Pitt

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Bruce Handy Mr. Handy is the author of “Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen...

05.07.2025 40

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Bruce Handy