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‘Top Republicans Should Actually Be More Concerned’

This conservative insider isn’t so sure that the G.O.P. can “buck historical trends” in the midterms.

yesterday 0

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John Guida

‘Yes’ Is a Scathing Portrait of Israeli Depravity. Why Are European Leftists Boycotting It?

‘Yes’ Is a Scathing Portrait of Israeli Depravity. Why Are European Leftists Boycotting It?

The inanity of the leftists who’d censor such a film shouldn’t distract us from the right-wing nightmare it reveals.

yesterday 20

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Michelle Goldberg

The Cliff Is Now Clearly in View. Why Are We Stepping on the Gas?

The Cliff Is Now Clearly in View. Why Are We Stepping on the Gas?

We’ve been here before, but never so close.

yesterday 1

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Jason Furman

Where Musk Is King

Where Musk Is King

The SpaceX I.P.O. will enable its founder to build — and scale — his peculiar vision of society.

yesterday 0

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Tam stockton

Democrats, Join the Data Center Resistance

Democrats, Join the Data Center Resistance

A.I. is not inevitable.

yesterday 1

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Tressie Mcmillan Cottom

‘All Men Are Created Equal’? Not Everyone Agrees.

‘All Men Are Created Equal’? Not Everyone Agrees.

Our founding creed has always had its critics.

previous day 1

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Kim Phillips-Fein

He Spent $558 Million. What a Waste.

He Spent $558 Million. What a Waste.

Imagine what Tom Steyer could have done with all the money he wasted on another campaign.

previous day 2

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Michelle Cottle

The Terrible Man Theory of History

The Terrible Man Theory of History

The solution to Trumpism isn’t to conform to the spirit of the age, but to transform it.

previous day 10

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David French

Better Sex, Better Hair, Better Sleep: ‘Humanmaxxing’ Is Here

Better Sex, Better Hair, Better Sleep: ‘Humanmaxxing’ Is Here

The biotech billionaire who wants to rebuild your body and blow your mind.

previous day 2

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Victoria Chamberlin

She Was One of Obama’s Top Lawyers. How Did She Get Tangled Up With Epstein?

She Was One of Obama’s Top Lawyers. How Did She Get Tangled Up With Epstein?

That she, of all people, looked past his 2008 conviction tells you everything you need to know about how unreliable and corroded the legal world has...

previous day 3

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Ankush Khardori

I Was a V.C. Partner. We Can’t Let Silicon Valley Buy Democracy.

I Was a V.C. Partner. We Can’t Let Silicon Valley Buy Democracy.

Pro-A.I. groups are spending gobs of cash to influence political campaigns. That’s terrible news for us all.

previous day 2

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John o’farrell

Is There Nothing Voters Won’t Forgive?

Is There Nothing Voters Won’t Forgive?

Is there nothing voters won’t forgive?

previous day 20

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Bret Stephens

What Spencer Pratt’s Defeat Tells Us About the American City

What Spencer Pratt’s Defeat Tells Us About the American City

Some of America’s largest cities are now being governed by progressives. What will we learn?

wednesday 1

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David Wallace-Wells

A Different Kind of ‘Values Voter’ Will Power the 2026 Midterms

A Different Kind of ‘Values Voter’ Will Power the 2026 Midterms

A new politics of morality is rising in the Democratic Party.

wednesday 1

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E.j. Dionne Jr

The Supreme Court Doesn’t Own the Constitution

The Supreme Court Doesn’t Own the Constitution

It starts with “We the people” for a reason.

wednesday 6

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Jamelle Bouie

The Bipartisan Hatred of All Things Feminine

The Bipartisan Hatred of All Things Feminine

Republicans have spent years disparaging all things associated with women. Now Democrats are following suit.

wednesday 20

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Jessica Grose

‘A Mighty Form of Communion’: Three Writers on the World Cup’s Strange Magic

‘A Mighty Form of Communion’: Three Writers on the World Cup’s Strange Magic

There’s ample cause for celebration and consternation alike.

wednesday 3

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Andrew Potter

I Worked for the C.I.A. for 28 Years. Bill Pulte Is a Dangerous Choice.

I Worked for the C.I.A. for 28 Years. Bill Pulte Is a Dangerous Choice.

President Trump’s decision to place Bill Pulte at the head of the U.S. intelligence community is not just another poor personnel choice. It’s a...

wednesday 3

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John Sipher

Taking a Week to Count Votes Is Doing It Wrong

Taking a Week to Count Votes Is Doing It Wrong

It is time for California to catch up to its own past.

wednesday 2

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The Editorial Board , Review & Outlook

Wall Street’s A.I. Bet Is About to Become Yours

Wall Street’s A.I. Bet Is About to Become Yours

David Wallace-Wells speaks with the economist and law professor Natasha Sarin about what the coming A.I. I.P.O.s could mean for your retirement...

wednesday 3

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Jillian Weinberger

The Global Bull Market That A.I. Obscures

The Global Bull Market That A.I. Obscures

The rest of the world has been writing one of the more remarkable chapters in modern financial history — and many have hardly noticed.

wednesday 10

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Liaquat Ahamed

The Left’s Reckoning on Gaza, Elites and American Power

Matt Duss, Senator Bernie Sanders’s former foreign policy adviser, argues that Democrats need a foreign policy reckoning.

09.06.2026 1

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Rollin Hu

Let’s Get Something Clear About America’s National Identity

It depends on both ideas and cultural inheritance.

09.06.2026 2

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Ross Douthat

Everybody Is a Loser in This Middle East War

None of the participants in the recent wars of the Middle East can claim victory. All are to blame.

09.06.2026 4

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Thomas L. Friedman

The Good That Can Come From Platner’s Candidacy

The Senate race in Maine is a chance to do away with inconsistent standards applied according to political bias.

09.06.2026 1

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Bret Stephens

This Could Be Trump’s Worst Attack on Science Yet

This Could Be Trump’s Worst Attack on Science Yet

The proposed O.M.B. rules would ravage the world’s most productive scientific enterprise.

09.06.2026 5

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Melissa l. finucane

If Winning Is Everything, Is Anything Off Limits?

If Winning Is Everything, Is Anything Off Limits?

The “fake news” revolution is in full swing.

09.06.2026 6

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Thomas B. Edsall

If Only There Was a World Cup for Complaining About the World Cup

If Only There Was a World Cup for Complaining About the World Cup

There is a lot to gripe about. There’s also a lot to like.

09.06.2026 5

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Bill Saporito

Red State Democrats Need a New Approach to Abortion

Red State Democrats Need a New Approach to Abortion

Try nuance and compromise.

09.06.2026 10

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Zaid Jilani

This Could Be the Worst Ebola Outbreak in History

This Could Be the Worst Ebola Outbreak in History

The situation in eastern Congo and Uganda combines some of the most dangerous aspects of the 2014 and 2018 Ebola outbreaks.

09.06.2026 5

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Taylor Maggiacomo

Europe Needs to Come Together. This Man Has Some Ideas.

Europe Needs to Come Together. This Man Has Some Ideas.

Luuk van Middelaar, a Dutch scholar, is emerging as the continent’s master strategist.

09.06.2026 20

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Anton Jäger

Our Stock Market Is Broken

Our Stock Market Is Broken

The SpaceX I.P.O. proves the stock market has become a hype machine.

08.06.2026 10

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Aaron Zamost

The High Cost of Silent Classrooms

The High Cost of Silent Classrooms

A.I. tutoring is seductive, but ultimately ineffective.

08.06.2026 5

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Shael Polakow-Suransky

How to Fish Better

How to Fish Better

Bottom trawlers kill or maim everything in their path. We should ban — or at least curtail — the incredibly harmful practice.

08.06.2026 6

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Paul Greenberg

Tilling Honor in a Political Landscape Barren of It

Tilling Honor in a Political Landscape Barren of It

There’s an argument for candidates who’ve served in the military.

08.06.2026 10

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Frank Bruni

What Liberals Get Wrong About the Middle Class

What Liberals Get Wrong About the Middle Class

The middle class is larger than you think, and growing.

08.06.2026 6

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Scott Winship

Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President

Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President

The Georgia senator is excoriating Trump and his systemic corruption in a way that transcends the Democratic Party’s progressive-moderate divide.

08.06.2026 80

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Michelle Goldberg

Israeli Expansionism Is Shaking the Middle East

Israeli Expansionism Is Shaking the Middle East

Since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, aggression and expansionism have come to define Israel’s foreign policy.

08.06.2026 7

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Megan K. Stack

In Russia, Rage Is Boiling Over

In Russia, Rage Is Boiling Over

In destroying what remained of a relatively free internet, Vladimir Putin has broken a longstanding social contract.

08.06.2026 10

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Andrei zakharov

You Can Walk to the World Cup in New Jersey. But Should You?

We decided to make the trek and find out.

07.06.2026 5

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Thomas Wilson

Broadway Is Afraid to Make Theatergoers Uncomfortable

The Tony Awards nominees are not dangerous this year.

07.06.2026 6

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Naveen Kumar

What I Learned From Spending My Weekends Punching People

There are lessons in competitive fighting that I never expected to learn.

07.06.2026 9

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Matthew denton-edmundson

After Years of Deference to Putin, Erdogan Is Trying Something New

Russia’s decline has given Turkey the freedom to pursue its interests, and Ukraine is the beneficiary.

07.06.2026 30

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Gonul Tol

Washington Needs to Account for Its Bad Wars

The American foreign policy class should shed its addiction to military force.

07.06.2026 20

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Peter Beinart

Escape From Trumpism

The best pathway out is to make Congress great again.

06.06.2026 20

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Jamelle Bouie

Want to Change Your Life? Become a Dad.

The benefits of fatherhood are deep and long lasting.

06.06.2026 7

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Darby Saxbe

Graham Platner and the Rise of the ‘Dirtbag’ Democrat

And what the Maine candidate reveals about politics today.

06.06.2026 9

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Derek Arthur

When Is It Wrong to Use A.I.?

How to criticize an inevitable disruption.

06.06.2026 20

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Ross Douthat

Norma Jeane’s Still Got It!

Some continue to like it hot.

06.06.2026 20

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Maureen Dowd

And the No. 1 State for Well-Being Is …

Trust, well-being and mental health are all down in America. But some states are better to live in than others, according to a new study.

06.06.2026 20

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Nicholas Kristof