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NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

Obscene Prices, Declining Quality: Luxury Is in a Death Spiral
Luxury brands have triggered their own death spiral by selling overpriced, overexposed and lower-quality products.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

The Budget Fight and Trump's Nihilistic Style
A surprise congressional standoff remind us that big, discordant change could be coming.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

The Fate of This Federal Program Helps Explain Trump's Win
It was a cushion for workers hurt by free trade. Why did Congress let it lapse?

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

Elon Musk's Growing Political Influence
Readers discuss his role in the government shutdown negotiations. Also: Trump austerity; G.O.P.'s future; clean energy; guns and young people.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

We Need a Great American Fantasy
In search of a New World answer to Narnia and Hogwarts.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

Yes, Biden's Green Future Can Still Happen Under Trump
Jigar Shah and Robinson Meyer discuss how the decarbonization rollout can continue during the second Trump administration.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

The Surprising Sexual Politics of Nicole Kidman's Kinky ‘Babygirl'
The film feels like an artifact of a more optimistic feminist moment.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

What Drone and U.F.O. Sightings Share
The Drone Age is already upon us and the skies are going to get a lot more crowded.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

‘Presidents Enjoy Remarkable Freedom': Three Legal Experts on Trump 2.0
Opinion writers discuss potential legal issues and executive power in a second Trump term.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

Remote Work Is Increasingly for The Rich
Remote work is increasingly a right exclusively enjoyed by the most affluent Americans.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 20, 2024

Catholic Charities' Legacy of Essential Humanitarian Aid
Catholic Charities provides help to the poor, homeless, hungry and the most vulnerable immigrants.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

The Shock of Faith: It's Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be
The word "faith" implies the possession of something, whereas I experience faith as a yearning for something beautiful that I can sense but not fully grasp.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Why Silent Film Still Speaks Volumes
The old movies have a great deal to say, and linguistics can explain why.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Gisèle Pelicot's Horrifying Rape Trial Has Changed France
Gisèle Pelicot has opened up a conversation about sexual violence in a country where a serious reckoning was well overdue.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Gisèle Pelicot Has Changed France
She has opened up a conversation about sexual violence in a country where a serious reckoning was well overdue.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

What if Trump Doesn't Need to Keep Any of His Promises?
For the 47th president, illusion is the new accountability.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Why It's a Mistake to Charge Luigi Mangione With Terrorism
It could complicate a simple case and turn it into a political circus.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

It's a Mistake to Charge Luigi Mangione With Terrorism
It could complicate a simple case and turn it into a political circus.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Calls to the Media: Fight Trump's Lawsuits
Readers discuss lawsuits against The Des Moines Register and ABC News. Also: Violence in school; a Mideast bridge; cash and the disabled; murder is wrong.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Put Down the Laser Pointer, Please, and Then Let's Chat
The drone panic isn't just about drones.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

There's Still Time for the Senate to Support the First Amendment
Trump hasn't been the least bit reticent about his plans to reshape Washington in his image.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

How to Make the Drone Panic So Very Much Worse
Incidents like these require quick, clear communication from the government. That's not what people are getting.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Thomas Friedman on Syria, the U.S. and Trump
The columnist on why Trump's biggest challenge will be weak states, not strong states.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

10 Life Lessons for Grown-ups From Children's Classics
Even in a world populated by devious wolves, beauty shines through occasionally.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Vuitton. Chanel. Who Cares? Prices and Quality Are Killing Luxury Brands.
Luxury brands have triggered their own death spiral by selling overpriced, overexposed and lower-quality products.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Bibi Netanyahu Is Failing Ever Upward
The Israeli prime minister remains in power.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 19, 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu's Unlikely Hold on Power
The Israeli prime minister remains in power.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

The Case for Throwing Stones From a Glass House
One of the epic moral battles of this century is the one against sexual violence worldwide, and the U.S. has a chance to lead.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

Temporarily Disconnected From Politics? Feel No Guilt About It.
Black women aren't the only voters who are taking a moment.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

Now Is Not the Time for Surrender
What do Democrats need to do? Act like an opposition party.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

Can Anyone Make Sense of Luigi Mangione? Maybe His Favorite Writer.
How to make sense of the UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. shooting

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

Democrats, Don't Forget the Atheists
Galvanize these voters without alienating of party members of faith would be pretty easy.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

Aghast at a Move to Revoke the Polio Vaccine
Readers write about the polio vaccine and the dread of the disease in the past. Also: Reducing crime; the Unabomber's victims; health insurances woes.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

Should the President Have Nuclear Sole Authority? We Asked 530 Incoming Congress Members.
If there is a widespread urgency in Congress to cooperate on bills that create safeguards around nuclear war, it was not apparent.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

Surveilling Speech Won't Increase Birthrates
It's easier for governments to restrict freedom of expression than it is to fix material conditions.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

What Do Democrats Need to Do? Act Like an Opposition Party.
Now is not the time for surrender.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quit.
Shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at health insurance companies.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 18, 2024

What if Our Democracy Can't Survive Without Christianity?
An atheist helps David French understand how religion supports America's political ideals.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

Done With Never Trump
There's plenty to dislike and fear about Trump, but Never Trumpers overstated our case, defeating our purpose.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift Can Resolve U.S.-China Relations
Trump will face a new China this time, one whose advanced manufacturing muscles have exploded in size, sophistication and quantity.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

If Men Are in Trouble, What Is the Cause?
The declining ability of many boys and men to compete at school and in the workplace has become both a social and a political issue.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

Pre-emptive Pardons, Wanted or Not
Responses to a guest essay by Sarah Isgur, who is on Kash Patel's enemies list. Also: A strategy intended to prevent suicides; a renewal of hope.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

Trump Can Pull Us Back From the Nuclear Brink
He is about to regain control of the country's nuclear arsenal at one of the most volatile times in history.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

Worthwhile Canadian Resignation
Chrystia Freeland's departure raises questions about how sharply Trudeau will counter Trump.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

The Germany We Knew Is Gone
The economically prosperous, socially cohesive and politically stable country is no longer itself.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

Paul Krugman: After 25 Years, My Parting Words to Readers
A columnist reflects on a quarter-century of contrarian opinions at The Times.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

Men and Women Are Politically Divided. There Is Much More to It Than That.
The declining ability of many boys and men to compete at school and in the workplace has become both a social and a political issue.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

‘A Sword and a Shield': How the Supreme Court Supercharged Trump's Power
The legal scholars Gillian Metzger and Kate Shaw discuss how recent Supreme Court decisions could enable Trump in his second term.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

530 Incoming Congress Members Share Their Thoughts on Nuclear Sole Authority
If there is a widespread urgency in Congress to cooperate on bills that create safeguards around nuclear war, it was not apparent.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

Germany Doesn't Feel Like Germany Anymore
The economically prosperous, socially cohesive and politically stable country has gone.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

Pope Francis: There Is Faith in Humor
The best thing to do in front of a mirror is to laugh at ourselves. It is good for us.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 17, 2024

Trump Is the Wrong Answer to the Right Question
The president-elect and the president are in transition.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

The Great Capitulation
Powerful Americans have lost the will to resist Trump.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

How Does A.I. Think? Here's One Theory.
It may employ a kind of reasoning humans use all the time — but you've probably never heard of it.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

For the Sake of 600,000 Children, Science Must Be Bold
Gene drives offer hope in our battle against malaria.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

Short Books Are Perfect for Our Distracted Age
There is something special about works I can read in full on a rainy Sunday afternoon or in the lamplight hours between supper and bedtime.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

Ways to Fix the Health Insurance Debacle
Responses to an essay by Andrew Witty, the C.E.O. of UnitedHealth Group. Also: Threats to democracy, in Hungary and America; a check on Trump; avoiding taxes.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

Pocket Novels for an Agitated Age
There is something special about works I can read in full on a rainy Sunday afternoon or in the lamplight hours between supper and bedtime.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

Trading Places, Presidential Edition
Trump and Biden are in transition.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

A Mild Defense of Lara Trump
The Senate takes itself seriously, but its members aren't always public-servant all-stars.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

Trump Wants to Destroy ‘the Deep State.' But He Also Wants to Wield Its Power.
He should fuse these two impulses into a single governing ideology.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

Why I'm Not Dreading Holiday Chores This Season
Holidays often mean more work. Here's how to view that work differently.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

Is Ultraprocessing Really the Best Way to Think About Nutrition?
The category of ultraprocessed foods is so broad it borders on useless.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 16, 2024

Four Scenarios for Ukraine's Endgame
The war is entering what could be its final phase. What happens next?

NYT > Opinion
Dec 15, 2024

The Marketing Hurricane of ‘Wicked' Says a Lot About Our Culture
The movie's marketing push, involving 400 brand tie-ins, shows how our culture has become littered with formulaic and meaningless collaborations.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 15, 2024

The Trouble Began When #MeToo Became #ChurchToo
Yes, people want justice — as long as justice costs them nothing or very little.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 15, 2024

My 500-Mile Journey Across Alaska's Thawing Arctic
I had read about how the rapid warming of the Arctic was upending the landscape and its people. Now I've seen it.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 15, 2024

Don't Cut an Agency So Vital to Our Health
Readers worry about cuts to the National Institutes of Health. Also: Maternity wards; overdose deaths; vetting presidential candidates; tech tycoons in charge.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 15, 2024

How Biden Should Spend His Final Weeks in Office
The president can still do a lot before he leaves the White House.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 15, 2024

The Trouble Began Where #MeToo Became #ChurchToo
Yes, people want justice — so long as justice costs them nothing, or very little.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 15, 2024

The Case for Gene Drives to Combat Malaria
Gene drives offer hope in our battle against malaria.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 15, 2024

This Unreadable Russian Novel Drives Xi's Struggle Against America
The Chinese leader is digging into the language of revolution, and a radical Russian novel, as he prepares for battle with Donald Trump.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 15, 2024

The Fall of al-Assad Increases the Risk of an ISIS Resurgence in Syria
With the fall of al-Assad's regime, the risk of an ISIS resurgence increases.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

The Menendez Brothers' Case Challenges the Limits of Our Understanding of Abuse
Society knows more about abuse now, but it may not matter to the judicial system.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

The Unabomber's Influence Is Deeper and More Dangerous Than We Know
To some disaffected young Americans, the ruthlessly intellectualized turn to violence can seem justified. It is not.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

Trump Has Little Room for Error
How Trump might cut short his political honeymoon.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

How Sweden Could End Its Epidemic of Gang Violence
We know that tough-on-crime policies for children have been tried repeatedly elsewhere and have failed. So why is my country headed that way?

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

Can We Make Pop Culture Great Again?
Worrying that even if the rest of American society starts moving, our storytelling is still going to be stuck.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

The Murdoch Feud Explained, With Thanks to ‘Succession'
"I love each of my children," said the patriarch. "But these companies need a designated leader."

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

The Unnecessary Suffering of Women With Obstetric Fistulas
Women with obstetric fistulas suffer year after year, even as a $619 surgery can restore them.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

What Do You Say to a Young Person Who Admires the Unabomber?
To some disaffected young Americans, the ruthlessly intellectualized turn to violence can seem justified. It is not.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

The Menendez Brothers Are a Test for Society and the Courts
Society knows more about abuse now, but it may not matter to the judicial system.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

The Ubiquity of ‘Wicked' Shows How Commercial Needs are Consuming Culture
The movie's marketing push, involving 400 tie-ins with other brands, shows how our culture has become littered with increasingly formulaic and meaningless collaborations.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 14, 2024

Applying Psychotherapy to Heal Our Political Divide
Readers respond to an essay by a couples therapist.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

It's Going to Be Normal to Have Extreme Beliefs
What the fascination with a C.E.O.'s killing reveals about this political era.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

What the Shooting of the UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Can't Tell Us
If only fixing it were as easy as finding someone to blame.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

I Don't Want a Pardon From Biden. None of Us Should.
We should show that we trust the fairness of the justice system.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

‘Tune Back In. Our Democracy Depends on It.'
Readers discuss staying involved during difficult times. Also: Supreme Court ethics; South Korea's example; too much feedback; new friendships.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

Sorry, But This Is the Future of Food
Every farm, even the scenic ones with red barns and rolling hills, is a kind of environmental crime scene, an echo of whatever wilderness it once replaced.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

Breaking the Cycle of Childhood Poverty in New York
Children's Aid provides essential help with food and housing for families in New York City, where tens of thousands of children live in poverty.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

UnitedHealth Group C.E.O.: Brian Thompson Was Never Content With the Status Quo
No one would design a system like the one we have. And no one did.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

UnitedHealth Group C.E.O.: The Health Care System Is Flawed. Let's Fix It.
No one would design a system like the one we have. And no one did.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

Tell Us What Brought You Joy in 2024
Where did you find comfort, joy, fun or just distraction this year?

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

I'm on a List of Trump's Enemies. I Don't Want a Pardon.
We should show that we trust the fairness of the justice system.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

Why the Murder of a Health Care C.E.O. Is Morally Wrong
Our broken system can test us, but it shouldn't break our morals.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

We're Going to Have to Learn to Love Factory Farms
Every farm, even the scenic ones with red barns and rolling hills, is a kind of environmental crime scene, an echo of whatever wilderness it once replaced.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

The First New Foreign Policy Challenge for Trump Just Became Clear
Because of Syria's centrality in the Middle East, positive change there could radiate out in all directions.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 13, 2024

Trump and Rubio Suddenly Have a Chance to Reshape the Middle East
Because of Syria's centrality in the Middle East, positive change there could radiate out in all directions.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 12, 2024

Trump Has a New Favorite Foreign Leader. He's Known as the Madman.
Javier Milei and the rebirth of austerity for the needy.

NYT > Opinion
Dec 12, 2024

Take a Whiff of Eau de Trump. It Reeks.
The president-elect is marketing new merch. It reeks.

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