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The Iran Puzzle
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
President Trump insists on demonizing Iran, turning a complicated relationship into a volatile one. Comments
Na Kim
MASHA GESSEN
How Putin Seduced Oliver Stone — and Trump
“The Putin Interviews” on Showtime tell us a lot about what would make someone admire Russia’s autocratic president so much.
Op-Ed Contributor
Where the Senate Health Care Bill Fails
By RON JOHNSON
It promises to replace Obamacare, but it relies on the same big-government thinking to do it. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
Historians Shouldn’t Be Pundits
By MOSHIK TEMKIN
Comparing Donald Trump to Nixon and Hitler might be good for TV, but bad for history.
On Campus
College Students Want to Talk About Sex. They Just Don’t Know How.
By AMELIA MARRAN-BADEN
There is a lot more to consent than “yes means yes” and “no means no.”
SHMUEL ROSNER
Israel’s Too-Controversial Culture Warrior
Miri Regev, the minister of culture, has the right ideas but the wrong way to go about them.
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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.
Editorial
If We Lose Our Health Care ...
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
We asked Times readers how the Republican bill would affect them. Here are a few of their stories.
Editorial
The Travel Ban at the Supreme Court
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The justices resurrect President Trump’s misguided executive order, in part. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
Why Grown-Up Muggles Should Read ‘Harry Potter’
By DAVID BUSIS
On the 20th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s series, a superfan explains why the books still make him cry.
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Letter
A Lesson From the London Fire
A reader is concerned about the effects of deregulation in the United States.
Letters
As the G.O.P. Scrambles to Pass the Senate Health Bill
“Taking health insurance from millions of people to allow a tax cut for the wealthy would be neither moral nor compassionate,” a doctor writes.
Op-Ed Contributor
Egypt’s Lost Islands, Sisi’s Shame
By AHDAF SOUEIF
Egyptians already feel robbed of their future. Now they see the government selling their birthright.
Dispatch
Nancy Pelosi: Washington’s Latest Wicked Witch
By SUSAN CHIRA
Female politicians are attacked in ways that play off biases about women shared by men and women. Comments
DAVID LEONHARDT
Doctors, in Their Own Voices
In a two-minute video, doctors around the country explain why so many of them oppose the Senate health care bill.
Red Century
Socialism’s Future May Be Its Past
By BHASKAR SUNKARA
Communism was a dead end, but we can reclaim socialism.
Editorial
School Districts Fight Segregation on Their Own
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Local officials have recognized the dangers of racial and socioeconomic isolation and are trying to bring together children of different backgrounds.
Editorial
Progress on Gay Rights in Serbia, With a Catch
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Ana Brnabic could be the country’s first openly gay prime minister. She could also be a decoy in a ploy by President Vucic.
Op-Docs
From Aleppo to L.A.
By JULIA MELTZER
Julia Meltzer
A refugee girl comes of age in America. Comments
The Stone
A Utopia for a Dystopian Age
By ESPEN HAMMER
Our impulse to imagine better worlds has nearly been extinguished. But we desperately need a new vision of inhabiting the planet. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Wishful Peace
By MIN ZIN
She promises ethnic groups more autonomy. But how long before the false hopes she is creating are dashed, and disappointment turns into distrust?
Letter
An Accessible Castle in Central Park
A reader says that if a new road goes through, Belvedere Castle will be accessible to children in wheelchairs, disabled veterans and others.
Letter
A Quieter Voice for America at the U.N.
A reader suggests that would be a good thing during the Trump presidency.
PATRICK CHAPPATTE
Trump and the Saudi Heir Apparent
President Trump called the newly named crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, on Wednesday.
Letter
Should Doctors March?
A retired oncologist says lobbying day in and day out is more effective.
Letters
America’s Class System: Tackling a Taboo Subject
One reader says he earned his place on the income ladder. He and another reader defend sending children to private schools.
Letters
Amazon-Whole Foods: A Good Deal?
“These two innovators will merge the ideals of conscious capitalism and wicked efficiency,” one reader says. Others are less enthusiastic.
Letter
Rotterdam and Climate Change
A reader writes that the Dutch city has seized an opportunity to position itself as a pioneer in climate change.
Letters
Artists’ Cultural Borrowing
Is it appropriation or empathy? Readers weigh in on both sides of the argument.
MAUREEN DOWD
Donald Skunks the Democrats
Four participation trophies later, the Democrats finally take a look in the mirror. Even they aren’t sure who’s staring back. Comments
How Many Dishes Can There Be To Wash?
By JAKE HALPERN and MICHAEL SLOAN
When Ammar is late coming home, Raghida can't stop thinking about his arrest in Syria.
Opinion
Men Can Be So Hormonal
By THERESE HUSTON
High levels of testosterone can make them overconfident, even when they’re wrong.
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Examining America’s long war in Southeast Asia through the course of a single year.
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