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A Peek Into the White House Swamp
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Officials’ financial disclosure forms raise more questions than they answer and provide no assurance of ethical behavior. Comments
Fifty years ago, he delivered the most politically charged speech of his life. He was ahead of his time. Comments
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DAVID BROOKS
Let’s Go for a Win on Opioids
This is the moment for a war on a problem that is getting worse. Comments
ROGER COHEN
Trump’s Gifts to China
The Trump foreign policy: Shout loud and carry a little stick. Comments
DAVID LEONHARDT
How to End the Politicization of the Courts
Hint: Voting to confirm Neil Gorsuch won’t do it. Comments
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It’s O.K., California. Breaking Up Isn’t Hard to Do.
By STEVEN GREENHUT
By partitioning the state, millions of people could have a chance at self-government.
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Florida’s Vengeful Governor
By RANDOLPH BRACY
Rick Scott is punishing a prosecutor who took a stand against the death penalty. Comments
Editorial
Enabling Egypt’s President Sisi, an Enemy of Human Rights
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
President Trump lavished praise on an authoritarian leader who needs to change his ways.
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Jared Kushner, the Assistant With the Big Portfolio
By BRUCE BARTLETT
President Trump needs to give his son-in-law some staff.
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New York Has a Great Subway, if You’re Not in a Wheelchair
By SASHA BLAIR-GOLDENSOHN
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After my accident, I learned firsthand how civic dysfunction can disenfranchise the vulnerable. Comments
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Good, Bad and Mad: Andrew Rosenthal on the News
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The opinion columnist Andrew Rosenthal on the assault on climate protections, the Russian collusion saga, and Republican governors.
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How Does Life Live?
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“Where does the sun go? Can girls be robots? Why don’t worms have faces?” A little girl wants to know. Comments
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A National Civics Exam
Prof. Richard Perloff says “American democracy is imperiled” and we need to revitalize civics education. Comments
Letter
Defending the World Economic Forum
A belief in nation states and in nations working together in the global self-interest is not mutually exclusive.
Letter
Regarding French ‘Liberté’
It’s absurd to state that the prospect of Marine Le Pen in the Elysée “does not seem to worry anyone.”
Op-Ed Contributor
Congo’s Kabila and the Dictator’s Dilemma
By ANJAN SUNDARAM
President Joseph Kabila’s reluctance to step down has led to fears that Congo, where five million died in recent wars, may see renewed violence.
Op-Ed Contributor
How Bangladesh Makes Second-Class Citizens
By TAHMIMA ANAM
The émigrés who left to work and sent back money have carried this country on their backs. Now a law would deprive them of nationality.
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Why Britain’s Trains Don’t Run on Time: Capitalism
By OWEN JONES
The government won’t recognize it, but railway privatization has been a costly fiasco. Comments
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Should Democrats Work With Trump?
Obstruct or cooperate? Readers debate which strategy would best benefit the American people.
Letter
A Plea on Medicaid
“Work requirements are not about results, but about being meanspirited,” a former Medicaid administrator writes.
Letter
Release Judith Clark
A New York State senator, Brad Hoylman, writes that she has done everything to repent and express remorse.
Letter
Of Lawyers and Robots
A reader writes about the “sheer magnitude of all those affected” by artificial intelligence.
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Young People and the ‘Fear of Following’
Readers agree that insisting on “leadership qualities” in students is misguided.
PATRICK CHAPPATTE
Trump and Big Coal
President Donald Trump has vowed to bring back the industry’s heyday.
Op-Ed Contributor
Trade After the Trans-Pacific Partnership
By HERALDO MUÑOZ
While multilateral cooperation is being challenged worldwide, Chile leads a new agenda to achieve inclusive growth through globalization.
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The American Tale of the Citgo Sign
By ANNA NORTH
Don’t bemoan the commercialization of baseball — embrace it.
Op-Ed Contributor
Germany’s War Over a Word
By ALEXANDER GÖRLACH
What does “Abendland” mean, and can it be rescued from the far right?
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Middlebury, My Divided Campus
By ALLISON STANGER
To one side, free speech is paramount. To the other, inclusivity is. To a professor caught in the middle, there’s a bridge. Comments
Exposures
The Gangs of L.A.
By JOSEPH RODRÍGUEZ and RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ
What ever happened to the “gangbanger”?
Op-Ed Contributor
Mitch McConnell’s Nuclear Trigger Finger
By ADAM JENTLESON
The Democrats should stand firm against Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination. Let the Republicans be the ones who undo Senate rules. Comments
PAUL KRUGMAN
Trump Is Wimping Out on Trade
Why are big boasts turning into tiny policy tweaks? Comments
CHARLES M. BLOW
Dwindling Odds of Coincidence
Connecting the dots, which have been multiplying at an alarming rate. Comments
Red Century
What Was Lenin Thinking?
By TARIQ ALI
In the shape of its first leader, the Russian Revolution had a strategic genius it never found again. Comments
Editorial
Michigan Is Forced to Do Right by Flint, Finally
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
After years of delays and only after a lawsuit, the state is resolving a crisis it created and which officials had chosen to ignore.
Op-Ed Contributor
Don’t Use the Ballot to Get Trump’s Tax Returns
By DEREK T. MULLER
It’s bad policy and probably unconstitutional.
American Dreamers
Clockwise from top left: Luis Roberto Ursua Briceno; Gloria S. Rinconi; Anayancy Ramos; Nayelli Valdemar
Stories from young people who, under the Obama administration, were spared deportation and permitted to work. Now, their status is in jeopardy.
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