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Don’t Roll Your Eyes at Due Process

Don’t Roll Your Eyes at Due Process

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist Last month a federal court of appeals judge made a startling assertion. “...

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David French

The Age of Miraculous Growth Is Over. Trump’s Tariffs Were Just the Last Straw.

The Age of Miraculous Growth Is Over. Trump’s Tariffs Were Just the Last Straw.

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Dani Rodrik Dani Rodrik is an economist who has researched globalization and development for more than...

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Dani Rodrik

‘Adolescence’ and the Surprising Difficulty of Hugging a Teen Son

‘Adolescence’ and the Surprising Difficulty of Hugging a Teen Son

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Esau McCaulley Contributing Opinion Writer Early in the first episode of the four-part Netflix series “...

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Esau Mccaulley

A Playbook for Standing Up to President Trump

A Playbook for Standing Up to President Trump

Advertisement Supported by The Editorial Board By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are...

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The Editorial Board

The People Who Want Institutions to Stand Up to Trump

The People Who Want Institutions to Stand Up to Trump

Advertisement Supported by Mara Gay By Mara Gay Ms. Gay is a member of the Editorial Board. Like so many other powerful people, companies and...

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Mara Gay

Forget the Signal Chat. The Strike on the Houthis Was a Necessary Blow.

Forget the Signal Chat. The Strike on the Houthis Was a Necessary Blow.

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. General McKenzie led the U.S. Central Command until his retirement in 2022. It’s...

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Kenneth F. Mckenzie Jr

Paul Krugman on the ‘Biggest Trade Shock in History’

Paul Krugman on the ‘Biggest Trade Shock in History’

Advertisement Supported by The Ezra Klein Show By Ezra Klein transcript So scale of 1 to 10: how liberated are you feeling right now? I am feeling...

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Ezra Klein

I Watch the Markets for a Living. This Week, Everything Changed.

I Watch the Markets for a Living. This Week, Everything Changed.

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Steven Rattner Mr. Rattner, a contributing Opinion writer, was counselor to the Treasury secretary in the...

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Steven Rattner

Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves.

Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves.

Opinion Guest Essay Credit... Shana Novak/Getty Images Supported by By Tara Zahra Dr. Zahra is a professor of history at the University of Chicago...

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Tara Zahra

‘I Want to Be Martyred,’ a Palestinian Boy Declares

‘I Want to Be Martyred,’ a Palestinian Boy Declares

Opinion Nicholas Kristof By Nicholas Kristof Mohammed Abdul Jalil, 12, whose West Bank home was demolished by the Israel military. Credit... Samar...

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Nicholas Kristof

The Theories Behind the Trump Shock

The Theories Behind the Trump Shock

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist There are two related theories of what Donald Trump’s dramatic revision...

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Ross Douthat

A Different Kind of Anti-Trump Resistance Is Brewing

A Different Kind of Anti-Trump Resistance Is Brewing

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Micah L. Sifry Mr. Sifry writes a newsletter about democracy, organizing and tech. Ever since Donald...

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Micah L. Sifry

‘White Lotus’ Has an Old-School View of Relationships

‘White Lotus’ Has an Old-School View of Relationships

Advertisement Supported by Jessica Grose By Jessica Grose Opinion Writer The hotly anticipated final episode of the third season of HBO’s hit...

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Jessica Grose

I’m South Korean and Deeply Worried About My Country

Advertisement Supported by By Se-Woong Koo Mr. Koo, a South Korean-born writer and journalist, wrote from Seoul. My South Korean parents and I have...

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Se-Woong Koo

The Failed Ideas That Drive Elon Musk

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Jill Lepore Dr. Lepore is a professor of history and law at Harvard and the host of the BBC podcast...

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Jill Lepore

Your Life Will Never Be the Same After These Tariffs

Your Life Will Never Be the Same After These Tariffs

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Justin Wolfers Dr. Wolfers is a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan....

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Justin Wolfers

‘What Is Our Country Becoming?’ Four Columnists Map Out Where Trump Is Taking America.

‘What Is Our Country Becoming?’ Four Columnists Map Out Where Trump Is Taking America.

Advertisement Supported by David French, M. Gessen, Lydia Polgreen and Zeynep Tufekci By David French M. Gessen Lydia Polgreen and Zeynep Tufekci...

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Zeynep Tufekci

Is Claudia Sheinbaum the Anti-Trump?

Is Claudia Sheinbaum the Anti-Trump?

Advertisement Supported by Michelle Goldberg By Michelle Goldberg Opinion Columnist, reporting from Mexico City Last year was a bad one for...

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Michelle Goldberg

Why Are So Many Young Adults Getting Cancer?

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Daniela J. Lamas Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at...

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Daniela J. Lamas

Sandra Day O’Connor Was Wrong About Electing Judges

Sandra Day O’Connor Was Wrong About Electing Judges

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Linda Greenhouse Ms. Greenhouse, the recipient of a 1998 Pulitzer Prize, reported on the Supreme Court...

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Linda Greenhouse

This Is Not the Right Way to Curb Migration

This Is Not the Right Way to Curb Migration

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Rebecca Hanson David Smilde and Verónica Zubillaga The writers are experts on violence in Venezuela. The...

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Verónica Zubillaga

I Led Harvard’s Medical School, and I Fear for What’s to Come

I Led Harvard’s Medical School, and I Fear for What’s to Come

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Jeffrey Flier Dr. Flier is the former dean of Harvard Medical School. The recent announcement that the...

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Jeffrey Flier

The Next Generation of American Scientists Is Losing Faith

The Next Generation of American Scientists Is Losing Faith

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Neel V. Patel Mr. Patel is a staff editor in Opinion who covers science. America is at risk of losing a...

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Neel V. Patel

Angels for Sale. Only $1,000.

Angels for Sale. Only $1,000.

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist America needs to nail 95 theses to the megachurch door. Last month,...

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David French

My Farewell Column

My Farewell Column

Advertisement Supported by Pamela Paul By Pamela Paul Opinion Columnist This is my final column for The Times. In the memo I wrote three years ago...

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Pamela Paul

What Should Worry Republicans the Most Right Now

What Should Worry Republicans the Most Right Now

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Kristen Soltis Anderson Ms. Anderson, a contributing Opinion writer, is a Republican pollster and a...

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Kristen Soltis Anderson

What Happens When There’s a Real National Security Crisis?

What Happens When There’s a Real National Security Crisis?

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Susan E. Rice Ms. Rice was President Obama’s national security adviser. Like many who read the Signal...

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Susan E. Rice

If Powerful Places Like Harvard Don’t Stand Up to Trump, Who Can?

If Powerful Places Like Harvard Don’t Stand Up to Trump, Who Can?

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Lawrence H. Summers Mr. Summers, a contributing Opinion writer, is a former president of Harvard...

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Lawrence H. Summers

How Tariffs Destroy What Makes America Great

How Tariffs Destroy What Makes America Great

Advertisement Supported by David Brooks By David Brooks Opinion Columnist I’ll let others describe the economic carnage President Trump’s tariffs...

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David Brooks

Steve Rattner on Just How Bad Things Will Get Under Trump’s Tariffs

Steve Rattner on Just How Bad Things Will Get Under Trump’s Tariffs

Advertisement Supported by The Opinions And what business executives are saying behind closed doors. By Patrick Healy and Steven Rattner Produced...

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Derek Arthur

She Crossed a Line That Even the Saltiest Speech Should Avoid

She Crossed a Line That Even the Saltiest Speech Should Avoid

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By John McWhorter Opinion Writer Last week Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas landed in the hot seat...

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John Mcwhorter

Trump Just Bet the Farm

Trump Just Bet the Farm

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist Donald Trump is not known for doing his homework — he’s more...

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Thomas L. Friedman

There’s Still a Chance to Get Syria Right

There’s Still a Chance to Get Syria Right

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Natasha Hall Ms. Hall is a senior fellow with the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and...

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Natasha Hall

I Just Saw the Future. It Was Not in America.

I Just Saw the Future. It Was Not in America.

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist I had a choice the other day in Shanghai: Which Tomorrowland...

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Thomas L. Friedman

Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived.

Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived.

Advertisement Supported by M. Gessen By M. Gessen Opinion Columnist “It’s the unmarked cars,” a friend who grew up under an Argentine dictatorship...

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M. Gessen

I Study Measles. I’m Terrified We’re Headed for an Epidemic.

I Study Measles. I’m Terrified We’re Headed for an Epidemic.

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Michael Mina Dr. Mina is an epidemiologist and immunologist who has studied measles. We used to think of...

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Michael Mina

The Right Loves the Roman Empire for All the Wrong Reasons

The Right Loves the Roman Empire for All the Wrong Reasons

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Honor Cargill-Martin Ms. Cargill-Martin is a writer and classical scholar. The ascendant right wing loves...

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Honor Cargill-Martin

Nobody Wants to Be Responsible for Dismal K-12 Test Scores

Nobody Wants to Be Responsible for Dismal K-12 Test Scores

Advertisement Supported by Jessica Grose By Jessica Grose Opinion Writer There’s a bill under consideration in the Florida Senate that removes the...

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Jessica Grose

To Save Democracy, Here’s a Playbook That Works

To Save Democracy, Here’s a Playbook That Works

Advertisement Supported by The Opinions Poland pulled back from an authoritarian slide. What can the U.S. learn from its nonpartisan approach? By...

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Jillian Weinberger

In Gaza, ‘How Do You Heal a Scarred Soul?’

In Gaza, ‘How Do You Heal a Scarred Soul?’

Advertisement Supported by Nicholas Kristof By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist, reporting from Israel and the West Bank For one brief shining...

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Nicholas Kristof

A Tequila Ban a Century Ago Predicts the Chaos of Trump’s Tariffs

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Ted Genoways Mr. Genoways is the author of the forthcoming book “Tequila Wars: José Cuervo and the Bloody...

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Ted Genoways

Free Gaza From Its Own Tyrants First

Free Gaza From Its Own Tyrants First

Advertisement Supported by Bret Stephens By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist The world should remember the name of Odai Al-Rubai. The 22-year-old...

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Bret Stephens