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Kristof: When we’re complicit in war crimes

Nicholas Kristof It’s of a young Yemeni boy, acutely malnourished like 2 million other children in Yemen – caught up…

September 5, 2017

Friedman: Many shades of the U.S. at war

Thomas L. Friedman (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) The first contrast was summed up in two wall-size digital maps…

August 31, 2017

From our Congressman

Bruni: America’s worst (and best) places to be gay

Frank Bruni (CREDIT: Earl Wilson/The New York Times) But Texas doesn’t love me back. Certainly its lawmakers don’t, and lately they’ve…

August 31, 2017

From our Congressman

Collins: Time is right for bipartisan bail system reform

Gail Collins(CREDIT: Earl Wilson/The New York Times) To whom he would systematically lose. It was cleaner than outright bribery. Plus,…

August 30, 2017

Ross Douthat

Douthat: Our house divided

Ross Douthat (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) So while the president blathers about how some of the torchbearers were fine…

August 29, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: We are journalists, not the enemy

Nicholas Kristof What could be an easier task than distancing oneself from Nazis or violent white supremacists? Yet Trump manages…

August 26, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: Why moderates, not warriors, should be leaders

David Brooks And what does the reaction to Trump look like? For some people, the warriors of the populist right…

August 23, 2017

From our Congressman

Krugman: What will Trump do to American workers?

Paul Krugman At first sight, however, the Trump version of this strategy doesn’t seem to be going very well. The…

August 22, 2017

From our Congressman

Bruni: Eclipse reveals the nature of American marketing

Frank Bruni (CREDIT: Earl Wilson/The New York Times) But you can snag a room this coming Sunday and Monday for only…

August 19, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

We’ve run away from home to find ourselves again

In contrast to many advanced countries, we have a vast and spectacular publicly owned wilderness, mostly free and available to…

August 16, 2017

From our Congressman

Krugman: At heart, Donald Trump is not a real American

PAUL KRUGMAN, New York Times She was harshly condemned for those remarks, and rightly so – and not just because…

August 15, 2017

From our Congressman

David Brooks: Time for a change at the helm of Google

David Brooks The first actor is James Damore, who wrote the memo. In it, he was trying to explain why…

August 12, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: Getting Trump out of my brain

David Brooksdu1-i-syn But as I tried to click the link a Bartleby-like voice in my head said, “I would prefer…

August 9, 2017

From our Congressman

Krugman: What’s next for progressives?

Paul Krugmandu1-i-syn This represents a huge victory for progressives, who did a startlingly good job of marshaling facts, mobilizing public…

August 8, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Not all climate shifts concern the weather

Thomas L. Friedman(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) Here is what I mean: We are in the middle of a…

August 3, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: Sen. Jeff Flake plants a flag

David Brooksdu1-i-syn For most of us, it’s relatively easy to pass the test. Our jobs are not on the line…

August 2, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: Motherhood is deadlier in America

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn We’re lying. In fact, we’ve structured health care so that motherhood is far more deadly in the United…

August 1, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Self-driving people, enabled by Airbnb

Thomas L. Friedman (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn The other was called Airbnb. It created a trust platform so efficient…

July 27, 2017

From our Congressman

Egan: The last best empty place in America

Timothy EganAmanda Koster for The New York Times When the sun is high, you swing from a rope tied to…

July 22, 2017

From our Congressman

Leonhardt: A summer project to nourish your political soul

David Leonhardtdu1-i-syn President Donald Trump, of course, has aggravated the situation. He is alarmingly different from any previous president, which…

July 19, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: A solution when a nation’s schools fail

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn That’s public education in many poor countries. And it’s why the hostility of American teachers unions and some…

July 18, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Israel to U.S. Jews – You just don’t matter

Thomas L. Friedman (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn Look again. In fact, the foundations of Israel’s long-term national security are…

July 13, 2017

Ross Douthat

Douthat: A conspiracy of dunces

Ross Douthat (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn This was true of clients and contractors and creditors throughout his business career.…

July 13, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: Liu Xiaobo has suffered so others may be free

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn You may be the man I most admire. For decades you’ve struggled and suffered to advance human liberty,…

July 11, 2017