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Trump Wants the American People to Pay Him $230 Million

Trump Wants the American People to Pay Him $230 Million

Trump should pay a political price for his brazen corruption. Instead, he is telling American taxpayers to pay a price, directly to him.

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America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning

America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning

The antidote to our polarized politics is a creative, re-energized political center.

20.10.2025 100

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NATO Must Defend Its Airspace Against Russian Incursions

The only way to contain Putin is with a resolute show of strength.

17.10.2025 30

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James Comey. Letitia James. Who’s Next?

James Comey. Letitia James. Who’s Next?

America is now in a dangerous period, in which the president can order investigations and indictments against his enemies.

10.10.2025 6

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This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up

The president is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.

09.10.2025 3

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The Real Stakes of the Shutdown

President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance. Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.

01.10.2025 100

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The War in Gaza Needs to End

The war needs to end, for the sake of the Gazan people and for the sake of Israel and its security.

30.09.2025 6

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The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period

As despots have done for centuries, Trump is persecuting people he considers his enemies, with little justification other than raw political power.

27.09.2025 300

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No President Should Have This Kind of Power

Even if the allegations are correct, blowing up the boats is a lawless exercise in the use of deadly force.

24.09.2025 100

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Trump Has Freedom of Speech. Do You?

If the American ideal of freedom means anything, it is that we can engage in an extremely wide range of political speech, including the tasteless and...

19.09.2025 200

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Trump’s Policies Are Endangering Your Health

The Trump administration is rejecting basic medical knowledge and turning back the clock to an era when people were sicker and died sooner.

12.09.2025 70

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Charlie Kirk’s Horrific Killing and America’s Worsening Political Violence

This is a moment to turn down the volume and reflect on our political culture.

11.09.2025 300

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Trump Is Treating the Economy Like His Family Business

This is not how economic policy is supposed to work in a wealthy, democratic country.

10.09.2025 100

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Trump Thought He Was Leading on Trade. No One Is Following.

A sign of the folly of Trump’s trade policy is that it has inspired no apparent envy among other nations.

05.09.2025 5

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Israel’s Gaza Media Ban Is Indefensible

The ban indicates that Israel’s leaders are deliberately trying to conceal the war’s full horror.

31.08.2025 70

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America Was Finally Turning a Corner on Opioids. Until Now.

Trump’s budget law effectively undoes much of the good that the Affordable Care Act did in reducing opioid deaths.

28.08.2025 50

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Where’s Your Evidence, Mr. President?

If the courts allow Trump to get away with firing Lisa Cook, the Fed will be stripped of its insulation from political pressure.

27.08.2025 6

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Trump Gets His Revenge on John Bolton. Who’s Next?

The recent F.B.I. search of John Bolton’s home makes clear that President Trump is perverting the justice system to intimidate his critics.

23.08.2025 4

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Yes, America Can Fix Its Gerrymandering Problem

Gerrymandering is a form of cheating. And it is preventable.

22.08.2025 3

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Crime Keeps Falling. Here’s Why.

Reflections on social cohesion and law enforcement can help policymakers reduce crime even further.

14.08.2025 40

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If You Fly Economy, You’re Paying for Someone Else to Fly Private

The Times editorial board argues that Congress must change the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding structure.

10.08.2025 60

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Trump Is Letting TikTok (and China) Win

Trump’s disregard for federal law is a gift to the world’s most powerful authoritarian government.

08.08.2025 50

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This Isn’t Governing. It’s a Tantrum.

The Trump administration is engaged in an increasingly wide-ranging campaign against data that contradicts its political agenda.

06.08.2025 400

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Gaza’s Hunger Is a Moral Crisis

Israel and the world can do much more to alleviate the emergency.

31.07.2025 100

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The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions

When the court fails to make rulings clear, confusion can set in, and the justices’ credibility can suffer.

28.07.2025 200

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If Trump Keeps Intimidating the Fed, He Will Pay a Price

When central banks are pressured by politicians into overheating the economy, everyone ends up getting burned.

25.07.2025 50

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Public Media Can Be a Lifeline. Gutting It Hurts Everyone.

Abandoning local public radio and TV would accelerate a dangerous trend straining civic health.

16.07.2025 100

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‘Egregious.’ Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words

Dozens of judges, appointed by presidents of both parties, have stood up to the administration’s lawlessness.

12.07.2025 200

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Trump’s Politicized F.B.I. Has Made Americans Less Safe

The Trump administration’s political witch hunt is risking the bureau’s effectiveness and the public’s safety.

05.07.2025 200

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The Senate Should Let Trump’s Bill Die

Debt payments already exceed military spending. The president’s bill will make things worse.

27.06.2025 100

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The Nation Encourages Political Violence by Allowing It to Seem Normal

When we move on too quickly from an attack, we normalize it.

20.06.2025 100

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America Must Not Rush Into a War Against Iran

The decision to declare war rests with Congress alone.

19.06.2025 90

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Our Advice to Voters in a Vexing Race for New York Mayor

New Yorkers deserve better than the status quo.

16.06.2025 10

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Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem. Too Many People Are Making Excuses.

Both the right and the left deserve blame for the rise in anti-Jewish hatred.

14.06.2025 200

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Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency

The president’s use of the National Guard serves his own interests above the country’s.

09.06.2025 400

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A Comprehensive Accounting of Trump’s Culture of Corruption

His self-dealing is part of his larger efforts to weaken American democracy.

08.06.2025 950

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If Trump Walks Away From Ukraine Now, Putin Wins

The president is right about wanting to end the war in Ukraine but wrong about threatening to walk away from cease-fire talks.

29.05.2025 10

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Why We’re Rooting for Germany’s Conservative Chancellor

Friedrich Merz and Germany’s political establishment must unite the center to ward off the far right.

18.05.2025 30

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Trump’s Third-Term Jokes Deserve a Serious Response

The president’s fantasizing about remaining in office deserves more forceful pushback.

07.05.2025 100

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There Is a Way Forward: How to Defeat Trump’s Power Grab.

The patriotic response to today’s threat to American democracy is to oppose Trump soberly and strategically.

01.05.2025 10

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Turkey’s People Are Resisting Autocracy. They Deserve More Than Silence.

The world’s democracies can speak up to make Erdogan’s life less comfortable.

27.04.2025 80

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What Harvard Has Set the Stage For

The university’s willingness to stand up to the Trump administration can be a model.

17.04.2025 100

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Trump’s Tariff Pause Is Less Than Meets the Eye

The president extols tariffs as a miracle cure, but using them indiscriminately will only make the economic pain worse.

13.04.2025 100

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A Playbook for Standing Up to President Trump

Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.

06.04.2025 80

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The Democrats Are in Denial About 2024

Party leaders have embraced convenient excuses. This perilous political moment requires more self-reflection and honesty.

29.03.2025 40

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Who Will Defend the Defenders of the Constitution?

The president and his allies are encouraging a campaign of menace.

22.03.2025 100

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Colleges Are Under Attack. They Can Fight Back.

This is a moment to trumpet the strengths of higher education and address its weaknesses.

15.03.2025 200

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Musk Doesn’t Understand Why Government Matters

If a business fails, it’s not a big deal. When government services break down, people can die.

08.03.2025 100

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The MAGA War on Speech

If only the powerful are free to speak their minds, it’s not free speech.

28.02.2025 200

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Trump, Again, Chooses Loyalty Over Leadership

The firing of the nation’s top military officer is the latest example of the president prioritizing fealty over sound policy and expertise.

24.02.2025 100

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