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David Brooks: On the Mideast, Trump’s making us all look dumb

But the events surrounding Iran have shown that the anti-Trump echo chamber is becoming a mirror image of Trump himself…

January 15, 2020

Thomas Friedman: Trump killed Iran’s most overrated warrior

Think of the miscalculations this guy made. In 2015, the U.S. and the major European powers agreed to lift virtually…

January 12, 2020

Bret Stephens: To beat Trump, try deep cleaning

My suggestion: soap. Nearly three years into Donald Trump’s presidency, America needs a hard scrub and a deep cleanse. It…

January 3, 2020

Charles Blow: Impeachment in the House is the real victory

I have to constantly remind people that impeachment in the House is the victory. The Senate has been a lost…

December 22, 2019

David Brooks: I was a socialist once – and then I saw how it worked (or didn’t)

The best version of socialism is defined by Michael Walzer’s phrase, “what touches all should be decided by all.” The…

December 21, 2019

Jamelle Bouie: Why the ‘wokest’ candidates are the weakest

“Today’s progressivism is more or less a secular form of religion with its own high standards,” Matt Lewis, a conservative…

December 18, 2019

Bret Stephens: A Europe without American protection would be a disaster

There’s no reason they both can’t be right. The tone of the summit was set several weeks ago, when French…

December 15, 2019

Thomas Friedman: Iran is crushing freedom one country at a time

From the streets of Beirut to streets all across Iran, Middle Easterners are demanding to be treated as citizens with…

December 14, 2019

Michelle Goldberg: The thrilling shock of the movie ‘Queen & Slim’

“Queen & Slim” is about a black man and a black woman – we don’t learn their real names until…

December 11, 2019

Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni: Thinking of building a wall? Jared is on the case!

Josh Dawsey and Nick Miroff of The Washington Post broke the news, and when I read it, I realized that…

December 8, 2019

Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat: At least a President Sanders might leave us alone

Meanwhile, several seemingly electable alternatives have failed to catch fire; the party establishment is casting about for other options; and…

December 7, 2019

David Brooks: What you feel changes what you sense

So it’s interesting how many scientists are focusing on the thinking that happens not in your brain but your gut.…

December 6, 2019

David Brooks: Populism is failing. What’s next?

This is the most widespread surge in global civic unrest since 1989. It’s a story 10 times bigger than impeachment,…

November 29, 2019

Thomas Friedman: Mike Bloomberg brings something needed to Dems’ race

Israel has held two national elections since April, but the country is so perfectly divided that it still hasn’t been…

November 29, 2019

There’s one thing Trump gets right – about Israel

Into this thicket of trouble, Mike Pompeo announced last week that the State Department would reverse a 41-year-old legal opinion…

November 27, 2019

Thomas Friedman: Mike Pompeo, last in his West Point class for integrity

I say that because Pompeo has just violated one of the cardinal rules of American military ethics and command: You…

November 23, 2019

David Brooks: Impeachment process shows the value of insiders

These public servants tend to be self-effacing and deeply knowledgeable about some small realm of public policy. They’re generally not…

November 21, 2019

Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof: Let’s make war on loneliness

Social isolation is more lethal than smoking 15 cigarettes a day, or than obesity, according to research published by Julianne…

November 17, 2019

Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat: Who likes ‘Latinx’?

That Trump tweet received entirely deserved scorn from practically everyone in my profession. On the other hand, nobody found anything…

November 16, 2019

David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt: Big business is overcharging you

Philippon eventually got a doctorate in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and decided to stay here. He’s now…

November 14, 2019

Tim Egan

Timothy Egan: Democrats are insulting the voters they’ll need

No matter how much I point out that Trump is trying to take away her health care protections by litigating…

November 13, 2019

Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni: Why does Donald Trump hate my dog?

Reaching for nouns, he said that al-Baghdadi died “like a dog.” I wasn’t aware that canines expired in a signature…

November 9, 2019