Republicans, Don’t Just Tweet About It. Do Something. The G.O.P. better stand for something — and stand up to someone — soon. By CHARLES J. SYKES
The Northland’s Forgotten Border American policies have complicated life along the often remote and haphazard line dividing the United States and Canada. By PORTER FOX
Loose Ends Secret Notes on the Trump-Putin Meeting One version of the events, anyway. By JESSE ARMSTRONG
How to Make a Life From Scratch My husband was no different from so many other refugees who have to leave their homes. By ELIZABETH ALEXANDER
Do-It-Yourself Legislative Redistricting A Michigan ballot initiative points the way to reforming gerrymandering, one of the most anti-democratic practices in American politics. By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
How I Made It Back to Church As a gay man, I wasn’t eager to return to the faith community that had pushed me away. But maybe there was a way in. By MICHAEL ARCENEAUX
Gray Matter The Secret History of Leviticus The Bible forbids gay sex. But an earlier version of the text permitted it. By IDAN DERSHOWITZ
For Allies, Trump’s Behavior Is Painful to Watch After Trump’s performances in Europe, why would Europeans consider his administration a trustworthy partner? Already, only 9 percent of Germans do. By WOLFGANG ISCHINGER
Opinion The Trouble With Vacations What if I had put all that money and enthusiasm into my everyday life instead? By HONOR JONES
Libertarians in the Age of Trump Did our populist president crush the libertarian moment, or co-opt it? By ROSS DOUTHAT
Op-Ed Columnist Trump and His Very Special Guest Trump can’t wait for his Putin play date. By MAUREEN DOWD
The Heartbreak of Raising a Black Daughter in a Red State She has been rejected by classmates because of her race and called “the maid.” Given the messages from the White House, I’m not surprised. By SHANITA HUBBARD
‘I Am Going to Die if I Keep Living the Way I Am.’ She Was Right. Tess Henry’s body was found in a Las Vegas dumpster on Christmas Eve. This is the story of the six years of addiction that led her there. By BETH MACY
news analysis Maggie Haberman: Why I Needed to Pull Back From Twitter The viciousness, toxic partisan anger and intellectual dishonesty are at all-time highs. By MAGGIE HABERMAN
Disgusted With Donald Trump? Do This We’re excellent at venting. We need to be just as good at voting. By FRANK BRUNI
How James Brown Made Black Pride a Hit It's been 50 years since he wrote "Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud," a song that is still necessary. By RANDALL KENNEDY
Who Gets Left Out of the Urban Tech Boom? Majority-black cities, like my hometown near Pittsburgh, want to be part of the tech revival. Companies should do more to include them. By ANDRE PERRY
The Stone Rebooting the Ethical Soldier In the coming age of high-tech warfare, the old rules of conflict will not apply. By ROBERT H. LATIFF
What Elon Musk Should Learn From the Thailand Cave Rescue Just because you’re a successful tech mogul doesn’t mean you know how to rescue kids trapped underground. By ZEYNEP TUFEKCI
Republicans, Don’t Just Tweet About It. Do Something. The G.O.P. better stand for something — and stand up to someone — soon. By CHARLES J. SYKES
The Northland’s Forgotten Border American policies have complicated life along the often remote and haphazard line dividing the United States and Canada. By PORTER FOX
Loose Ends Secret Notes on the Trump-Putin Meeting One version of the events, anyway. By JESSE ARMSTRONG
How to Make a Life From Scratch My husband was no different from so many other refugees who have to leave their homes. By ELIZABETH ALEXANDER
Do-It-Yourself Legislative Redistricting A Michigan ballot initiative points the way to reforming gerrymandering, one of the most anti-democratic practices in American politics. By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
How I Made It Back to Church As a gay man, I wasn’t eager to return to the faith community that had pushed me away. But maybe there was a way in. By MICHAEL ARCENEAUX
Gray Matter The Secret History of Leviticus The Bible forbids gay sex. But an earlier version of the text permitted it. By IDAN DERSHOWITZ
For Allies, Trump’s Behavior Is Painful to Watch After Trump’s performances in Europe, why would Europeans consider his administration a trustworthy partner? Already, only 9 percent of Germans do. By WOLFGANG ISCHINGER
Opinion The Trouble With Vacations What if I had put all that money and enthusiasm into my everyday life instead? By HONOR JONES
Libertarians in the Age of Trump Did our populist president crush the libertarian moment, or co-opt it? By ROSS DOUTHAT
Op-Ed Columnist Trump and His Very Special Guest Trump can’t wait for his Putin play date. By MAUREEN DOWD
The Heartbreak of Raising a Black Daughter in a Red State She has been rejected by classmates because of her race and called “the maid.” Given the messages from the White House, I’m not surprised. By SHANITA HUBBARD
‘I Am Going to Die if I Keep Living the Way I Am.’ She Was Right. Tess Henry’s body was found in a Las Vegas dumpster on Christmas Eve. This is the story of the six years of addiction that led her there. By BETH MACY
news analysis Maggie Haberman: Why I Needed to Pull Back From Twitter The viciousness, toxic partisan anger and intellectual dishonesty are at all-time highs. By MAGGIE HABERMAN
Disgusted With Donald Trump? Do This We’re excellent at venting. We need to be just as good at voting. By FRANK BRUNI
How James Brown Made Black Pride a Hit It's been 50 years since he wrote "Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud," a song that is still necessary. By RANDALL KENNEDY
Who Gets Left Out of the Urban Tech Boom? Majority-black cities, like my hometown near Pittsburgh, want to be part of the tech revival. Companies should do more to include them. By ANDRE PERRY
The Stone Rebooting the Ethical Soldier In the coming age of high-tech warfare, the old rules of conflict will not apply. By ROBERT H. LATIFF
What Elon Musk Should Learn From the Thailand Cave Rescue Just because you’re a successful tech mogul doesn’t mean you know how to rescue kids trapped underground. By ZEYNEP TUFEKCI