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PAMELA DRUCKERMAN

The Clutter Cure's Illusory Joy

These days we are all obsessed with paring down. But is it really satisfying? comment icon Comments

Editorial

A Judge’s Assault on Immigration

President Obama once again is dealing with Republican intransigence as a Texas judge blocks a humane and realistic policy to solve a pressing national crisis. comment icon Comments

DAVID BROOKS

The Moral Injury

The horrors of PTSD are more complex than most of us know. Sufferers feel exile, and healing must be moral as well as psychological. comment icon Comments

ROGER COHEN

Islam and the West at War

The Danish prime minister speaks of a “dark ideology.” This vagueness undermines the Muslims fighting the Islamist scourge. comment icon Comments

Joe Nocera is off today.

Op-Docs

‘Animated Life: Pangea’

This animated documentary tells the story of the polar explorer Alfred Wegener, the unlikely scientist behind continental drift theory. comment icon Comments

Editorial

Give Greece Room to Maneuver

European lenders must give Greece some slack in repaying its debt to prevent the dangerous possibility of a default and a crisis in the euro system.

MUSTAFA AKYOL

A Letter Concerning Muslim Toleration

It’s time to rediscover the John Lockes of Islam. comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

Yanis Varoufakis: No Time for Games in Europe

Greece can only pay its debts if we enable its economy to return to growth. comment icon Comments

Editorial

The Roadblock to Sentencing Reform

The new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee opposes almost any reduction of mandatory minimum sentences. comment icon Comments

Editorial

Airlines Against Open Skies

The Obama administration must tread carefully before trying to tear up treaties that have served travelers well.

Taking Note

Indian Prime Minister Modi Condemns Religious Violence

His statement was widely seen as a response to recent attacks on Roman Catholic churches in and around New Delhi.

Room for Debate

Is Network News Dead?

Do network news operations, with their high-priced anchors, have a future?

Editorial

Mission Not Yet Accomplished

With American troops departing, the Ebola challenge shifts to local authorities and health workers.

Taking Note

When Consumers Don’t Spend

Economists have lowered their projections for growth in the first quarter, as well they should.

Op-Ed Contributor

Oscar Wilde's Day in Poets' Corner

It was 6 p.m. in London and we were standing on the bones of Charles Dickens.

Opinionator | Couch

A Curious Case of Writer’s Block

Could I help the patient with his problem in just a single session?

Op-Ed Contributor

George Washington, Slave Catcher

Our first president relentlessly pursued the fugitive Ona Judge.

Opinion

The Epidemic of Facelessness

The anonymous communication social media creates both provokes and mitigates our inherent capacity for monstrosity. comment icon Comments

Opinion

Great! Another Thing to Hate About Ourselves

Show me a body part, I’ll show you someone who’s making money by telling women that theirs looks wrong. comment icon Comments

PATRICK CHAPPATTE

ISIS in Libya

Patrick Chappatte

Egypt conducted an airstrike in Libya on Monday in retaliation for the beheading of Egyptian Christians by a Libyan franchise of Islamic State.

Op-Art

The Lies Heard Round the World

Last year was a banner year for falsehoods from presidents, prime ministers and pundits.

Gray Matter

Why Movie ‘Facts’ Prevail

Our minds are not well equipped to sort good sources from bad ones.

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Taking Note

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When Consumers Don’t Spend

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Ross Douthat

President Obama and Whig History

Dot Earth

Filmmakers Set Sights on ’52’, the World’s Loneliest Whale

Paul Krugman

Comparative Austerity

Mark Bittman

What We’re Reading Now

Public Editor's Journal

Tributes From All Over for the Incomparable David Carr

Nicholas Kristof

Binders Full of Women Foreign Policy Experts

Joe Nocera

Joe on WNYC’s Money Talking

David Brooks

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