Guest Essays

At the very least, it’s a chance to remember who we were when we first experienced it.

The hotter it gets, the more difficult it is for our bodies to cope.

There was no place for rogue militias in the Sudan we dreamed of.

For all its singularity, Belgium tells a quintessentially European story.

Two legal experts weigh in.

The case against him is strong.

Intentional periods of sexual abstinence can help us better understand the nature of our desire. If we do Dry January, why not Dry Spell July?

The virus is changing.

Israel is facing a stark choice about its future. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant represents a critical role in the path it takes.

This is how judges can remain pillars for the rule of law in America.

A photographer captured the crowds outside the courthouse during Trump’s trial — and as the historic verdict came down.

Neither female front-runner in Mexico’s presidential race has proposed a strong agenda to serve the women who put them where they are today.

Fossil fuel interests are spreading misinformation that renewable energy is harmful, unreliable and worse for consumers.

The prosecutors convinced me — as they clearly and overwhelmingly convinced the jury.

Times Opinion writers reflect on an extraordinary development in American political history.

Betting puts pressure on pro athletes. The cracks are starting to show.

“Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Rishi Sunak told an indifferent nation as water soaked into his suit.

The defense failed to focus on the most important things.

The 2024 election is a choice between two fundamentally different visions for our country.

The commissioner of UNRWA calls for an end to Israeli attacks, both physical and verbal, against its staff and buildings.

Can they really decide for themselves whether they can be impartial?

The armed services are not sized or equipped to deal with new global threats.

The consequences for America’s political future are enormous — and a little unpredictable.

Can liberal justices reclaim judicial restraint?

Voters recognize that it’s a misguided attempt to settle the 2024 election.

These tiny biological powerhouses can help us cure deadly diseases, and tell us how life itself started.

Let’s spare universities from having to decide which world events deserve official statements.

A philanthropist is focusing on gender issues around the world, including abortion access in the United States.

The wily lawyer taught Mr. Trump how to manipulate people and the law, and it’s all on display in a Lower Manhattan courtroom.

Currently, the fish are blocked from their most important spawning tributary.

The country is in the midst of another complex transformation.

Nashville’s Parthenon proves that doing the right thing with looted artifacts doesn’t have to be a fight.

A litmus test has emerged across wide swaths of the literary world, effectively excluding Jews from full participation unless they denounce Israel.

The past can look very different with the passage of time.

The Golden State Warriors were young once, and now they’re not.

Russia’s election in 1996 is a cautionary tale for America.

How to be there for a friend in need.

All that money is meaningless unless it reaches local communities.

We owe it to the dead to remember what mattered to them, and the ideals they held, as well as how those ideals were betrayed.

In Modi’s Hindu-nationalist India, Muslims have to deny who we are.