Israel Has a Choice to Make: Rafah or Riyadh

Israel is facing one of the most fateful choices it has ever had to make.

Why Does the U.S. Arm Ukraine With Fanfare and Israel in Secret?

The Biden administration should be more transparent about weapons sent to Israel.

Closing the Gap Between Nature and the Self

Ada Limón, the U.S. poet laureate, has a balm for your solastalgia.

The Student-Led Protests Aren?t Perfect. That Doesn?t Mean They?re Not Right.

There might be problems in the student protest movement for Gaza, but they are not misguided in their goals.

Harvey Weinstein and the Limits of ?She Said, She Said, She Said?

A chorus of voices is what made #MeToo so powerful. Why did it backfire in court?

What Students Read Before They Protest

How Israel became the focus of so much of contemporary protest politics.

I?m a Young Conservative, and I Want My Party to Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

Instead of continuing the environmental legacy they were once known for, Republicans have ceded the fight against climate change to Democrats.

Every Tech Tool in the Classroom Should Be Ruthlessly Evaluated

Screens in K-12 schools need ?a hard reset.?

Left and Right on the Happiness Scale

Readers largely take issue with a column by Ross Douthat about the left?s supposed unhappiness.

Justice Alito Is Holding Trump to a Different Standard

On what planet were Trump?s actions a normal response to political defeat?

The Mostly Persuasive Logic Behind the New Ban on Noncompetes

The F.T.C. argued that noncompetes don?t just harm workers. They also harm society.

Taylor Swift Needs to Become Other People

If commerce demands constant songwriting, she needs new characters to play.

The Supreme Court and Presidential Immunity

Readers express concern about how the justices will rule on Donald Trump?s immunity claim. Also: An environmental decision for Alaska; Ralph Nader, on third parties.

This Whole King Trump Thing Is Getting Awfully Literal

The former president?s claim that he has absolute immunity for criminal acts taken in office as president is an insult to reason.

The Constitution Won?t Save Us From Trump

Turning the page on the man ? and on the politics he has fostered ? will require fundamentally changing the text of our founding document.

How Does Trump?s Violent Rhetoric End?

Jamelle Bouie on what America?s history tells us about this moment.

Trump?s Immunity Case Was Settled More Than 200 Years Ago

But several members of the Supreme Court seem willing to put presidents above the rule of law.

Biden, Let the Protests of 1968 Be a Warning

Lessons from a tumultuous summer.

Salman Rushdie Is Not Who You Think He Is

The renowned author reflects on the fatwa ordered against him decades ago for his book ?The Satanic Verses? ? and surviving a brutal attack in 2022.

A Simple Act of Defiance Can Improve Science for Women

Motherhood often feels at odds with a research career.

America Is Writing Checks That Mere Optimism Won?t Cover

Don?t bet the house on a rosy future.

Can Biden Revive the Fortunes of American Workers?

He?s the most pro-labor president since Harry Truman. Is that enough?

For the Sake of Democracy, Celebrate Mike Johnson

In this one instance, at least, he stood on principle.

The Teen Trend of Sexual Choking

Responses to an essay about risks of choking during sex. Also: Abortion and the Supreme Court; Columbia unrest; hiring discrimination; Trump?s ?fake news.?

Being Stuck in a Courtroom Is Just What Trump Needed

To win a political campaign, you want to put your candidate in a setting that provides a chance to excel. For Trump, that?s the trial.

You?ve Been Wronged. That Doesn?t Make You Right.

Never had our culture made the claiming of complaint such an animating force.

How a Loss in the Emergency Abortion Case Could Become a Win for Biden

A ruling in the emergency abortion case heard at the high court on Wednesday could turn out abortion rights supporters to the polls.

I Hid the War in Ukraine From My Son

A visit to Ukraine and Russia would allow my son to see that his mother?s native language wasn?t a quirk of hers but something normal for millions of people.

The Ghost of the 1968 Antiwar Movement Has Returned

The suffering in the war in Gaza is unacceptable. Young people will make that point clear this summer in Chicago.

We Are Blowing the Fight to Contain Bird Flu

?There?s a fine line between one person and 10 people with H5N1.?

The Volkswagen Union Win Shows That Labor Is Becoming a Bigger Tent

Republicans tried to quash the union drive with partisanship. It didn?t work.

Joe Biden and the Israel-Gaza War

Readers discuss a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Donald Trump, ?unprecedented?; tech in school; how sorrow changes us; California?s property taxes.

Ozempic and Wegovy Have Health Benefits Beyond Weight Loss

The effects of semaglutide drugs won?t be just cosmetic.

Medical Skepticism Is On the Rise. Here?s How Doctors Are Responding.

Skepticism and distrust of health practitioners is on the rise. How are doctors supposed to restore patient trust?

Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Reached the Outer Limit of Extremism

She has, in very little time, undermined the influence of her party?s entire right flank.

Why Losing Political Power Now Feels Like ?Losing Your Country?

It is difficult, if not impossible, to attempt to counter polarization at a time when partisan sectarianism is intense and pervasive.

Biden?s Deep Miscalculation on Israel and Gaza

Nicholas Kristof asks: Where has our moral president gone?

A Dangerous Game Is Underway in Asia

The new alliance structure Washington is pursuing in Asia won?t guarantee peace and stability ? and may raise the risk of stumbling into a conflict.

The Supreme Court Should Not Come Between Trump and Voters

The court?s delay may have stripped citizens of the criminal justice system?s most effective mechanism for determining disputed facts: a trial.

To Be (Visibly) Jewish in the Ivy League

Behavior that would be scandalous if aimed at other minorities is treated as understandable or even commendable when directed at Jews.

I?m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice.

I do not believe that the Columbia demonstrators are driven by antisemitism, but their actions have gone way too far.

Ukraine Aid in the Light of History

Lessons of Lend-Lease for the current crisis.

The Gaza Protests Engulfing Columbia and Other Campuses

Readers, including parents of suspended students, discuss the unrest. Also: Responses to Liz Cheney on the Supreme Court and Donald Trump?s immunity claim.

New York Is Turning 400. We Should Celebrate. But How?

We need history to support our foundations. But it can only do that with integrity if it exposes the failings.

The Small-Business Tyrant Has a Favorite Political Party

It has never been more obvious that the Republican Party is the party of the boss.

Jan. 6 Rioters Should Not Catch a Break From the Supreme Court

Will the court go out of its way to disregard statutory language and create ambiguity where none exists?

This Conversation Made Me a Sharper Editor

The venerated editor Adam Moss walks through how to make good work great.

How the Squad and Like-Minded Progressives Have Changed Their Party

The left?s position on Israel has now become the Democratic Party?s, hinting at greater influence to come.

The Bragg Case Against Trump Is a Historic Mistake

It?s not the crime; it?s the cover-up. But it?s still a highly flawed case.

New Yorkers vs. Cockroaches: ?It?s Them or Me.?

In the 1970s, the filmmakers Claudia Weill and Eli Noyes interviewed New Yorkers across the city about their unwanted roommates: roaches.

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