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Douthat: The baker and the empire

Ross Douthat (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn Nor is it surprising that I’m on the side of the baker. But…

December 12, 2017

From our Congressman

Krugman: The Republican war on children

Paul Krugmandu1-i-syn You might think that this question is silly, hypothetical and has an obvious answer. But it’s not at…

December 12, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: The GOP is harming every cause it used to serve

du1-i-syn You could sort of float along in the middle, and keep your head down until this whole Trump thing…

December 11, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: An obsession with Iran Is driving the Mideast and U.S. crazy

Thomas L. Friedman CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Timesdu1-i-syn For instance, the Trump administration, like Barack Obama’s, actually wants to get…

December 7, 2017

From our Congressman

Goldberg: Why young people hate capitalism

Michelle Goldbergdu1-i-syn It was organized by the socialist magazine Jacobin; defending capitalism were editors from the libertarian publication Reason. Tickets…

December 7, 2017

Ross Douthat

Douthat: Living with the Republican tax plan

Ross Douthat Credit: Josh Haner/The New York Timesdu1-i-syn After watching Trumpian populism overwhelm the dikes of ideology during the last primary…

December 7, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: How not to advance gay marriage

David Brooksdu1-i-syn The baker, Jack Phillips, replied: “I’ll make you birthday cakes, shower cakes, cookies, brownies. I just can’t make…

December 6, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: For the holidays, pull a tooth or save a life

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn It’s time for my annual “gifts with meaning” guide, with suggestions for presents that won’t just clog a…

December 5, 2017

From our Congressman

Krugman: Republicans’ tax lies show the rot spreads wide and runs deep

Paul Krugmandu1-i-syn Also on Thursday, John McCain — who has delivered sanctimonious lectures on the importance of “regular order” in…

December 5, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Arab Spring’ arrives, at long last

Thomas L. FriedmanCREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times Though I came here at the start of seasonal winter, I found…

November 30, 2017

From our Congressman

Krugman: Simply put, it is the biggest tax scam in history

Paul Krugmandu1-i-syn But what’s happening in the Senate right now really does deserve Trumpian superlatives. The bill Republican leaders are…

November 29, 2017

From our Congressman

Egan: We’re with stupid

Timothy Egan. Amanda Koster for The New York Timesdu1-i-syn The Russians also uploaded a thousand videos to YouTube and published…

November 23, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: The promise of tech seems to be turning out evil

David Brooksdu1-i-syn Some now believe tech is like the tobacco industry – corporations that make billions of dollars peddling a…

November 22, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: Blue states do what red states preach

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn This is complicated terrain with lots of exceptions, and the recent scandals involving Harvey Weinstein, Louis C.K. and…

November 21, 2017

Ross Douthat

Douthat: How to fix the Republican tax plan

Ross Douthat(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) With the tax reform that the House and the Senate are now considering,…

November 16, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: China could sell Trump the Brooklyn bridge

Thomas L. Friedman(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) Xi has been brilliant at playing Trump, plying him with flattery and…

November 16, 2017

From our Congressman

Egan: The vacuity of the Vice President

Timothy Egan Credit: Amanda Koster for The New York Timesdu1-i-syn It’s not a problem that Pence is a sycophant in chief,…

November 14, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: How to engage a fanatic

du1-i-syn First, I was at a Washington Nationals game when a Trump supporter in the row in front of me…

November 11, 2017

From our Congressman

Leonhardt: A conspiracy of inaction on sexual abuse

David Leonhardtdu1-i-syn When we complained verbally to teachers or administrators about a problem, they could ignore us. When we put…

November 10, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Attention – Saudi Prince in a Hurry

Thomas L. Friedman (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn It has been Alzheimer’s. The country’s current king is 81 years old.…

November 9, 2017

From our Congressman

Collins: Rick Perry’s strange sex story

Gail Collins (CREDIT: Earl Wilson/The New York Times)du1-i-syn Our secretary of energy was in South Africa recently, for Africa Oil Week.…

November 7, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Special counsel Robert Mueller is in the cross hairs

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn President Donald Trump’s base is egging him on to undertake his own “Saturday Night Massacre” and fire Robert…

November 6, 2017

From our Congressman

Egan: National parks for the 1 percent or all Americans?

Timothy EganAmanda Koster for The New York Times You may have missed this, between the indictments, the terrorist attack, the…

November 4, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Trump, Niger and connecting the dots

Thomas L. Friedman(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) Trump is a person who doesn’t connect dots — even when they’re…

November 2, 2017