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What Are We Living Through in Trump 2.0? Here Are 3 Possibilities.

What Are We Living Through in Trump 2.0? Here Are 3 Possibilities.

On the modes of authoritarian crisis, more of the same and constitutional regime change.

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John Guida

The Justice Department Wants to Make It Safe for Government Lawyers to Lie

The Justice Department Wants to Make It Safe for Government Lawyers to Lie

The consequences would be grave.

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Deborah Pearlstein

Mussolini Would Have Loved Trump’s Ballroom

Mussolini Would Have Loved Trump’s Ballroom

Trump’s plans for Washington bring to mind what Mussolini did — and tried to do — to Rome.

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Paul Goldberger

These States Don’t Want You to See the Cruelty of Their Executions

These States Don’t Want You to See the Cruelty of Their Executions

The surge in capital punishment is a cruel and unjust development.

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China’s Long-Promised Consumer Boom Is a Mirage

China’s Long-Promised Consumer Boom Is a Mirage

China may never be able to realize its longtime promise to shift away from an overreliance on exports.

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Anne Stevenson-Yang

Europe Is in Danger, and It’s Doing Basically Nothing About It

Europe Is in Danger, and It’s Doing Basically Nothing About It

European politicians have colluded in their dependency on a rogue America.

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Anton Jäger

Why the Kids Won’t Farm

Many young people want to farm. They just can’t afford it.

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Brooks lamb

I Declare War on You

I Declare War on You

Our constitutional framework for war lies in pieces around us.

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David French

Trump’s Way of Doing Business With the World May Cost All of Us

Trump’s Way of Doing Business With the World May Cost All of Us

Either the budget changes, or America’s relationship with the rest of the world does.

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Kyla Scanlon

I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.

I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.

James Fishback has managed to bring the paranoid, transgressive, meme-drunk spirit of the right-wing internet into the real world.

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Michelle Goldberg

The Democrats Could Still Mess This Up

The Democrats Could Still Mess This Up

Will they finally capitalize on Trump’s chaos?

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Victoria Chamberlin

‘I’m Flabbergasted by the Relentless Pessimism’: 3 Opinion Writers on Iran

‘I’m Flabbergasted by the Relentless Pessimism’: 3 Opinion Writers on Iran

Is Trump triumphing or has he committed a grave error? A debate on the Iran war.

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Stephen Stromberg

Cuba Doesn’t Have to Be Next

Cuba Doesn’t Have to Be Next

Catastrophe in Cuba is not a foregone conclusion.

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Katrin hansing

Why So Much of America Loves Mamdani

The new mayor is having a sunny honeymoon with New Yorkers. Will it last?

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David Wallace-Wells

Trump Wants to Bend Iran. Netanyahu Wants to Break It.

Trump Wants to Bend Iran. Netanyahu Wants to Break It.

American goals are starting to conflict with Israel’s.

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W.j. Hennigan

Teens Don’t Need No Thought Control

Teens Don’t Need No Thought Control

The high schoolers fighting back against tech use.

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Jessica Grose

Trump Is the Anti-Trump

Trump Is the Anti-Trump

There is an alternate universe in which the president is the popular, successful figure of his imagination.

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Jamelle Bouie

Trump Has Declared War on Cheap Gas. Again.

Trump Has Declared War on Cheap Gas. Again.

The administration’s attacks on renewable energy mean higher costs for everyone.

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Natasha Sarin

Carolyn Bessette Was Living the Dream. Then She Met John.

Carolyn Bessette Was Living the Dream. Then She Met John.

The fairy tale was 1990s New York.

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Glynnis Macnicol

Why Voters Might Finally Blame Trump for Rising Costs

Why Voters Might Finally Blame Trump for Rising Costs

Trump’s Iran war will affect more than just gas prices.

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Derek Arthur

Leave the Kurds Out of It

Leave the Kurds Out of It

The United States and Israel have considered using Iranian Kurds as a ground force.

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Ellie Geranmayeh

How Does This End? Four Scenarios for What Comes Next With Iran.

The best hope? Weaken the regime’s ability to lash out and resist an uprising.

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Bret Stephens

Trump’s Smash-and-Grab Presidency Reaches New Heights

Trump’s Smash-and-Grab Presidency Reaches New Heights

When disruption becomes destruction.

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Thomas B. Edsall

It’s Trump’s War. We’re Stuck With the Bill.

It’s Trump’s War. We’re Stuck With the Bill.

What are we getting for all of President Trump’s military spending?

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Kate Brannen

It’s Oscars Snubbing Season Again

It’s Oscars Snubbing Season Again

In a culture that can’t concentrate, perhaps our fixation on Oscar snubs is healthy.

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Sloane Crosley

The First Phone Call Was 150 Years Ago. Where Did We Go Wrong?

The First Phone Call Was 150 Years Ago. Where Did We Go Wrong?

The early telephone didn’t spark panic. That doesn’t mean we’re wrong to panic about smartphones.

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Andrew Heisel

I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War

I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War

Nadia Schadlow, a deputy national security adviser during Trump’s first term, explains how the U.S.-Israel war with Iran fits in with an “America...

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Annie Galvin

Latin Americans Already Have a Serious Partner — and It’s Not Trump

Latin Americans Already Have a Serious Partner — and It’s Not Trump

President Trump’s efforts to force the Western Hemisphere into alignment will keep falling short.

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Oliver Stuenkel

Bombing Iran to Rubble Won’t Give It Life

Only when the U.S.-Israeli bombing of Iran comes to a halt, without destroying the state, can the Iranian people sort out their fate.

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Thomas L. Friedman

Iran Has Made a Choice: Defiance

Iran Has Made a Choice: Defiance

Iran’s new supreme leader has been selected not to break with the regime but to preserve it.

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Vali R. Nasr

This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For

This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For

The news is good. Really.

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Jason Furman

The Paradox of Republican Governance

The Paradox of Republican Governance

Old guard Republicans have maintained good governance in many red states, but MAGA chaos is coming for them, too.

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Jon A. Shields

We Are Being Governed by Unserious People

We Are Being Governed by Unserious People

Kristi Noem epitomizes the incompetence of this White House

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Frank Bruni

Trump Is Making the U.S. More Vulnerable to Oil Shocks

Trump Is Making the U.S. More Vulnerable to Oil Shocks

America is a big oil producer. But its overreliance on crude — and the president’s efforts to keep it that way — mean times like these can hurt.

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Rosemary Kelanic

They Feel Bugs Inside Them. Doctors Don’t Know Why.

They Feel Bugs Inside Them. Doctors Don’t Know Why.

Delusional infestation is one of the darkest embodiments of medical uncertainty.

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Alexandra Sifferlin

How Trump Betrayed His First Duty to Americans

How Trump Betrayed His First Duty to Americans

The Trump administration failed to plan for evacuating either its diplomats or its citizens and did not adequately warn either.

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Mara Karlin

The Popcorn Resistance of ‘One Battle After Another’

My parents were radical. Paul Thomas Anderson’s film is anything but.

08.03.2026 5

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Hope Reeves

Palestinian Citizens of Israel Are Not Safe

Palestinian Citizens of Israel Are Not Safe

The Israeli government must address a crime wave in Palestinian towns.

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Mairav Zonszein

Was Tyra Banks the Villain? Or Were We?

Was Tyra Banks the Villain? Or Were We?

A fashion insider and two culture writers dissect “America’s Next Top Model.”

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Vishakha Darbha

James Talarico Is a Christian X-Ray

James Talarico Is a Christian X-Ray

The Democratic senate candidate in Texas is teaching us about what faith really means.

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David French

The Future We Feared Is Already Here

The Future We Feared Is Already Here

The showdown between the Pentagon and Anthropic is a window into how unprepared we are for the questions we are facing.

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Ezra Klein

The Badlands Hold Me as I Grieve

The Badlands Hold Me as I Grieve

I imagine the birds I see are the family members I’ve lost.

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Rebecca norris webb

What Watching a Furious Hillary Clinton Showed Me

What Watching a Furious Hillary Clinton Showed Me

Her exasperation during her Epstein-related deposition channeled the national mood for some of us.

07.03.2026 10

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Jessica Grose

George W. Trump Goes to War

George W. Trump Goes to War

The desire for a revolutionary presidency gives hubris a lot of space to work.

07.03.2026 10

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Ross Douthat

It’s Not Enough for Some Iranians to Be Happy About the War

It’s Not Enough for Some Iranians to Be Happy About the War

The Iranian people are not overthrowing their government, and the war is spreading across the region.

07.03.2026 9

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Nicholas Kristof

‘Wuthering Heights,’ MAGA Style

‘Wuthering Heights,’ MAGA Style

Kristi and Corey cavorted in the swamp as D.H.S. got bogged down.

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Maureen Dowd

One President’s Whim. A World in Crisis.

One President’s Whim. A World in Crisis.

A week into Trump’s war in Iran, his strategy is still a mystery.

07.03.2026 6

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Derek Arthur

There Is One Crucial Reason We’re Talking About Boots on the Ground

There Is One Crucial Reason We’re Talking About Boots on the Ground

The U.S. and Israel have no good options to address an unavoidable problem.

07.03.2026 10

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Massimo calabresi

‘It Should Not Be Seen as a Betrayal, but a Disappointment’

An “America First” conservative on seeking clarity in the reasons for the military operation and restraint in foreign policy.

06.03.2026 6

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John Guida

Spain’s Spurning of Trump Has Made Me a Patriot

There are times when it is clear what it means to stand up for what is right.

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Paco Cerdà