Editorial
A Dangerous Escalation in Iraq
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
President Obama has ordered the bombing of Tikrit, but he has failed to show how it could advance American interests. Comments
Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
Op-Ed Contributor
Inside a Pilot’s Mind
By ANDREW B. McGEE
Cockpit conduct is well regulated, but ruling out human flaws is harder. Comments
Op-Ed Columnist
Officers’ Race Matters Less Than You Think
By CHARLES M. BLOW
Among the more intriguing conclusions in a new Department of Justice report: it’s not only white officers shooting black suspects, but all officers. Comments
GAIL COLLINS
When Nancy Met Johnny
When it comes to the ways of Washington, when should our elected representatives just make it happen? Comments
NICHOLAS KRISTOF
An Unsettling Complicity
It’s not a coincidence that Angola is a center for malnutrition and child mortality as well as rampant corruption. Comments
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Editorial
Reducing Risks After the Germanwings Crash
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Requiring that two people be in the cockpit at all times during flight, as many airlines already do, is a sensible step. Comments
Editorial
No Need to Prosecute Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Charging him for desertion and misbehaving before the enemy stands to accomplish little at this point.
Taking Note
New York’s All-Male Oligarchy
By ELEANOR RANDOLPH
The state’s budget decisions are made by four men in a back room. A woman deserves a seat at their table.
ROGER COHEN
Of Catfish Wars and Shooting Wars
Graves in the life-giving rice paddies along the Mekong Delta suggest the Asian gift for acceptance. Comments
Taking Note
Mitch McConnell’s Drive to Keep the Coal Fires Burning
By FRANCIS X. CLINES
The Senate majority leader calls the Obama administration’s pending emissions regulations a “war on coal.”
Op-Ed Contributor
An Obama Friend Turns Foe on Coal
By RICHARD L. REVESZ
A legal scholar is wrong when he says a climate rule is unconstitutional.
Taking Note
Readers Respond: On ‘Angelina Jolie Pitt: Diary of a Surgery’
By MARIE TESSIER
Ms. Jolie Pitt’s recent op-ed inspired gratitude, good wishes, and laments about the costs of health care.
Opinionator | Private Lives
Baby, Meet Iowa
By CASEY WALKER
Malachi Ward
Seeing an old landscape through a newborn’s eyes.
Opinionator | The End
Bearing Witness
By JO MCELROY SENECAL
As a clown working in children’s hospitals, I spent a lot of time with terminally ill people. But the view is different when it is your loved one in the bed.
Op-Ed Contributor
Run, Rubio, Run
By JOY-ANN REID
Why Democrats are cheering as the senator turns on his ex-mentor, Jeb Bush.
Op-Ed Contributor
South Africa’s Odious Monument to Cecil John Rhodes
By EUSEBIUS McKAISER
University of Cape Town students are right to demand the removal of a statue honoring colonialism’s great exemplar. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
Chinese Foreign Policy Comes of Age
By ANDREW SMALL
With some diplomatic heavy-lifting, Beijing is finally easing into its role as a great power.
Room for Debate
Is Improving Schools All About Money?
Is spending more on education the best way to improve schools?
Op-Ed Contributor
To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran
By JOHN R. BOLTON
Tehran can’t be trusted on a nuclear deal. Force is the only option. Comments
Opinionator | Draft
Writing My Way to a New Self
By HANA SCHANK
I was awkward by phone, but charming by email.
Taking Note
Déjà Vu in the F.B.I.
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
The bureau still hasn’t fixed some of the problems outlined in the 9/11 Commission report in 2004.
Op-Ed Contributor
Pakistani Christians Fight Back
By ALI SETHI
Underlying the religious violence are issues of caste and class. Comments
Taking Note
A Musical Plea for Immigration Reform
By LAWRENCE DOWNES
In a recent music video, Los Jornaleros del Norte offer a reminder of the toll detention and deportation can take on families.
Op-Ed Contributor
Don’t Steal Nigeria’s Election
By JEAN HERSKOVITS
The government has delayed the vote once. It must not be allowed to do so again.
Taking Note
Kimmy Schmidt’s Revolutionary Approach to Pain
By ANNA NORTH
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” shows us not just a strong female character but someone who’s had to work hard to maintain her sanity under terrible circumstances.
Taking Note
Will Homebuyers Come Through This Spring?
By TERESA TRITCH
Without policies that would lift wages, the housing recovery remains uncertain.
Op-Ed Contributor
Cow Mad in India
By KAI FRIESE
While the country bans the slaughter of cows, its beef exports grow. What gives? Comments
THOMAS B. EDSALL
How Poor Are the Poor?
The question is not merely academic. The way we define the problem affects the lives of millions. Comments
Opinionator | Couch
A Persian in Therapy
By MELODY MOEZZI
In my community, this was not how you solved your problems.
Opinionator | Disunion
Did My Great-Grandfather Beat Robert E. Lee?
By PAUL DONNELLY
At the Battle of Fort Stedman, one of the last decisive engagements of the Civil War, my ancestor was a hero, a deserter, or both.
MARK BITTMAN
Stop Making Us Guinea Pigs
Roundup, widely used in farming, is “probably” carcinogenic. Comments
Ana Albero
Menagerie
My Childhood Pet
Roman Muradov
Ten artists recall the special creatures that found their way into their young lives.
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