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The Torturers Speak
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The deposition videos of two former military psychologists who ran the C.I.A.’s enhanced-interrogation program are chilling. Comments
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Op-Ed Contributor
The Democrats’ Religion Problem
By DANIEL K. WILLIAMS
Secular candidates like Jon Ossoff have a hard time winning the trust of religious voters. Comments
GAIL COLLINS
Taking On the Frat Boys
The fact that Republican leaders didn’t bother to toss a token woman in their secret bill-writing group tells you something about the insane level of indifference to women’s issues. Comments
BRET STEPHENS
How Twitter Pornified Politics
It’s revealing but distorting, exciting but dulling, debasing to its users, and, well, ejaculatory. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
Why We Must Make a Mockery of Trump
By HOWARD JACOBSON
Even if it isn’t Shakespeare, satire is a social necessity.
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New M.T.A. Chairman Is the Right Choice for a Tough Job
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has named Joseph Lhota as chairman of the beleaguered agency. Now they need to figure out how to fix the M.T.A.
In Defense of the One-and-Done
By JASON ZENGERLE
Fans who question players entering the N.B.A. after a year of college ball is the height of selfishness.
Little Big League
By DOUG GLANVILLE
Sure, there was a bat and a glove, but was it baseball? Then, one day, I looked up and realized that it actually was.
Vietnam ’67
I Picked Prison Over Fighting in Vietnam
By DAVID HARRIS
At stake was not just the nation’s soul but also mine. I was locked up for almost two years because I refused to be drafted. Comments
Letter
Professors Call Health Bills a ‘Giant Step Backward’
More than 120 health law and policy professors are especially worried about “what these bills portend for women and children.”
Letter
Kamala Harris: A Fierce Fighter on Behalf of Women
The president of Futures Without Violence praises the senator’s “passion and effectiveness in addressing violence against women.”
Op-Ed Contributor
The Slants on the Power of Repurposing a Slur
By SIMON TAM
We named our band the Slants to drain a racist epithet of its venom. We were shocked when the government said we were disparaging Asian-Americans.
Opinion
Canada Doesn’t Know How to Party
By STEPHEN MARCHE
Celebrating 150 years of a country that can’t celebrate itself.
Letters
Is the Russia Inquiry Overblown? Readers Doubt It
Readers disagree with David Brooks’s column, which said there is little evidence of collusion thus far.
Letters
The Effects of Proposed Medicaid Cuts
Readers discuss how the elderly and those will disabilities may suffer.
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From Aleppo to L.A.
By JULIA MELTZER
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A refugee girl comes of age in America. Comments
Letter
Donald Trump’s Denial of Tapes of James Comey
Given the president’s propensity for lying, “his statement is meaningless.” Even if there are tapes, he may have a strong motive not to admit it.
Op-Ed Contributors
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Q. Nomani Respond to Readers
By AYAAN HIRSI ALI and ASRA Q. NOMANI
Nearly 1,000 readers commented on their Op-Ed about Democrats and women’s rights.
President Trump’s Lies, the Definitive List
By DAVID LEONHARDT and STUART A. THOMPSON
We have catalogued nearly every outright lie the president has told publicly since taking the oath of office.
MOHAMMED HANIF
Of Allah, Charity and Taxes
Why do Pakistanis balk at paying religious taxes to the state but rush to give to charity?
PATRICK CHAPPATTE
Trump and the Saudi Heir Apparent
President Trump called the newly named crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, on Wednesday.
Editorial
Catalonia’s Challenge to Spain
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Madrid’s opposition to an independence referendum has probably boosted enthusiasm for a measure with questionable support.
News Analysis
Can Trump Destroy Obama’s Legacy?
By PETER BAKER
The president seems determined to define his time in office by demolishing what his predecessor did. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
What Americans Get Wrong About Porn
By LUX ALPTRAUM
Many people think watching porn somehow rewires our sexual preferences, but the evidence doesn’t back that up.
Op-Ed Contributor
Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement Challenges Latin America
By LISA VISCIDI
Proposed budget cuts, combined with the decision to pull out of the climate change accord, put into question how long cooperation will continue.
DAVID LEONHARDT
Goodbye, Medicaid
Senate Republicans have proposed a radical shrinking of a program that has turned out to be more popular than many people understood.
Op-Ed Contributor
I Can’t Return to Syria. But Canada Doesn’t Want Me.
By MUSTAFA ALIO
There were no handshakes from Trudeau, no sponsors to support me. Just a daily battle to remain in the country I love.
ROGER COHEN
Trump 2020 Is No Joke
Trumpism is an attempt to disorient Americans into fealty. Comments
TIMOTHY EGAN
Our Fake Democracy
Remember when Republicans used to pretend to care about crafting the people’s business in sunlight? Comments
Vietnam ’67: A Newsletter About the War
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Examining America’s long war in Southeast Asia through the course of a single year.
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