Opinion
The (Gaudy) Tie That Binds Trump and Bezos
They’re champion exhibitionists in a culture made for that.
What the University of Virginia Should Have Done
The university should have stood up to the Justice Department.
I’m Not the Person You’d Expect to Oppose a Ban on Transgender Troops
Whatever your politics, the policy looks blatantly discriminatory.
How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers
The administration's cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are going to do irreparable harm to the nation’s health.
I Let My Parents Down to Set Myself Free
I had to cut off my conservative parents after I came out of the closet. But I wish I didn’t have to.
Where I Learned the Power of Looking at Everything
My highly impressionable nature is part of why I found glorious U.C. Berkeley somehow traumatic.
Europe Is Making a Big Mistake
Breakneck rearmament risks taking the European Union not forward but backward.
Progressives and the Third-Party Question
Readers involved with third parties discuss the pros and cons. Also: Smoking still kills; phone addiction.
Anna Wintour Won’t Ever Be Replaced
There will never again be a Vogue editor like Anna Wintour. That’s probably a good thing.
A Reckless Judicial Nomination Puts the Senate to the Test
Trump wants one of his lawyers to be one of his judges.
I Worked at U.S.A.I.D. for Over 8 Years. This Is Our Biggest Failure.
The end of the federal agency gives us a final lesson about the importance of telling the stories of humanitarian aid.
Depopulation Is Coming. Don’t Expect It to Solve Our Problems.
There is a progressive case for people.
America Can’t Do to North Korea What It Just Did to Iran
The Trump administration should embrace a North Korea strategy that aims to contain escalation, not keep a white-knuckled grip on a failed policy.
We Know Exactly Where the Supreme Court’s Change of Heart Has Come From
The justices’ strange about-face has a source.
The Supreme Court Is Watching Out for the Courts, Not for Trump
How the court reaffirmed the proper role of the federal courts within our constitutional system.
Mamdani, Trump and the End of the Old Politics
The MSNBC anchor — and native New Yorker — Chris Hayes considers what Democrats can learn from the mayoral primary.
Obfuscating on Obliterating
Trump schools the Ayatollah on the fine art of truth telling.
What’s More Powerful Than Bombs
Someday the regime will crack and people power will prevail. I suspect that will be more likely when there’s peace.
In the Quest to Shrink NASA, Trump Forgets National Security
An agency’s service to the country goes far beyond space exploration.
The Moral Paralysis Facing Iranians Right Now
Between bombs and the Islamic Republic, Iranians face an agonizing choice
The President of My Country Promised to Drain the Swamp. He Never Left.
I’m going to tell you how the people in charge of my country made the truth a crime.
Listening to Voters in Kentucky
Readers respond to an essay by Arlie Russell Hochschild about a conservative congressional district.
Drawing the Line on Antisemitism
Readers offer perspectives on M. Gessen’s column about antisemitism. Also: Dismantling U.S.A.I.D.
The Supreme Court’s Intolerable Ruling
The court didn’t rule on the legality of Trump’s order, but it didn’t have to.
The Internet Needs Sex
And an internet without it is one that offers a pale shadow of human potential and possibility.
