Kashmir With Trump as President, the World Is Spiraling Into ChaosThe New York TimesEarlier this week, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, visited The New York Times editorial board, and I asked him about the threat of armed conflict between his country and over
Politics What Are Trump and Netanyahu Afraid Of?The New York TimesUpdate: On Friday, Israel said it would allow Representative Rashida Tlaib to enter the West Bank to visit her grandmother. It is difficult to stomach the notion that an American president would put pressure
Israel King Bibi Bows Before a TweetThe New York TimesPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel sees himself as a modern incarnation of Winston Churchill. He alone is capable of forecasting the gathering global storm and, like the great Englishman, able
Ebola Ebola Could Be Eradicated — But Only if the World Works TogetherThe New York TimesThe global health community got a few pieces of hopeful news this week. On Monday the World Health Organization announced that two newly developed intravenous drug therapies appear capable of curing Ebola.
American Cancer Society The Great Western Public Land RobberyThe New York TimesImagine if the head of Philip Morris were put in charge of the American Cancer Society. Imagine he had spent his career trying to fight cancer cures, while promoting one of the world’s leading carcinogens.
Jammu and Kashmir The Silence Is the Loudest SoundThe New York TimesNEW DELHI — As India celebrates her 73rd year of independence from British rule, ragged children thread their way through traffic in Delhi, selling outsized national flags and souvenirs that say, “Mera
Liberal View From Trump Boom to Trump GloomThe New York TimesLast year, after an earlier stock market swoon brought on by headlines about the U.S.-China trade conflict, I laid out three rules for thinking about such events. First, the stock market is not the economy.
NYPD The Supreme Court’s Second Amendment AppetiteThe New York TimesWith the sound of gunshots still ringing in the country’s ears, here’s the question of the moment for the Supreme Court: Do the justices hear it too? Back in January, I devoted my first column of the year
Israel Israel Bars 2 Congresswomen, and a Furor EnsuesThe New York TimesRe “Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump’s Call to Block Them” (nytimes.com, Aug. 15): President Trump’s urging Israel to show strength by denying entry to Representatives Rashida Tlaib and
Tumblr Who Killed Tumblr? We All DidThe New York TimesIt’s most definitely a nasty digital world out there these days. But it’s not just President Trump and his daily dose of toxic tweets. Or the insane conspiracy theories that cycle through social media
Joe Walsh A Conservative’s Call for a Trump ChallengerThe New York TimesRe “Challenge Trump From the Right,” by Joe Walsh (Op-Ed, Aug. 15): Censure of President Trump from the left is to be expected. But condemnation of the president from the right is especially welcome. Walsh
Koch Foods Anti-Immigrant, Pro-ExploitationThe New York TimesThis article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this editorial referred imprecisely to a $3.75 million legal settlement Koch Foods reached with workers at a plant
Canterbury The Incontinent Cows of Middle-earthThe New York TimesNew Zealand is a country of just under five million people and just over 10 million cows. The cows produce large amounts of lucrative beef and dairy — our two biggest export goods by dollar value — and
Stacey Abrams Stacey Abrams Is Playing the Long Game for Our DemocracyThe New York TimesEverywhere she goes, Stacey Abrams is treated like a rock star — or a presidential candidate. I and all my friends wanted her to jump into the presidential race. Instead, she’s doing something more important.
Winston Churchill The Forgotten Story of Operation AnvilThe New York TimesWinston Churchill once quipped that George C. Marshall, the famed American general who served as Army chief of staff during World War II, was part of the “stupidest strategic team ever seen.” The cause
Democrats On Immigration, the Democrats Are Playing Into Trump’s HandsThe New York TimesDespite fewer unauthorized immigrants entering the United States than there were a decade ago, immigration is shaping up to be a pivotal topic in the 2020 debate. The crowded field of Democratic candidates
Xi Jinping How World Leaders Ruined the Global EconomyThe New York TimesWhy are so many key global leaders pursuing so many stupid economic policies? As recently as January 2018, the International Monetary Fund issued one of its most upbeat economic forecasts in recent years,
Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad YearThe New York TimesSEOUL, South Korea — Guess what country just issued stamps of Donald Trump? North Korea! Yes: An official postage stamp features grave-looking likenesses of President Trump and Kim Jong-un, the leader
Prosecco Alla Salute! Italy’s Aperitivo Is BackThe New York TimesVENICE — My youth was aperitif-free. It was the 1970s and we concentrated on discos, warm beer on the beach, pizza, sleepless nights with friends and a bottle — or more — of cheap wine. We weren’t fussy.
College & University How Did You Pay for College?The New York TimesWe’re working on a piece about the things people do to be able to afford higher education for themselves or family members. Did you work a second job to make monthly tuition payments? Put off buying a
Josh Hawley Is Josh Hawley the Future of the G.O.P.?The New York TimesListen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Is Missouri Senator Josh Hawley the future of the Republican Party? This week on “The Argument,” Ross Douthat sits down with the first-term
Amsterdam The Sinister Brutality of Shipping Container ArchitectureThe New York Times - By RICHARD J. WILLIAMSEDINBURGH — It is late summer here, and what is still the world’s largest arts festival is at its zenith. This means one thing: shipping containers. They’re everywhere. In some cases, they are here serving
Statue of Liberty America Made Lady Liberty a HypocriteThe New York TimesI’m really glad we’re having a discussion about what the Statue of Liberty means to America, even if it is precipitated by nefarious thinking. This week, the Trump administration moved forward with a in
Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Challenge to Xi Jinping’s Iron RuleThe New York TimesThe Chinese government says the Hong Kong demonstrators are radicals using “conduct close to terrorism” to wrest their home back into the Western camp. But terrorists and zealots rarely apologize for or
Torture How to Torture TrumpThe New York TimesLet’s be trivial for a minute. Forget our endless supply of critical problems and just try to think of a good way to torture Donald Trump. Reasoned criticism never works. We have to go down to his level
Jeffrey Epstein Why I Dabble in Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy TheoriesThe New York TimesSometimes paranoia just stands to reason. When Jeffrey Epstein, accused of sex trafficking, died of an apparent suicide while in federal custody last weekend, perhaps the most shocking aspect of the news
Medicare The Ethical Mess of Our Health Care SystemThe New York Times - By AMY GUTMANN and JONATHAN D. MORENOThe recent Democratic primary debates in Detroit made at least one thing clear: The party exclusively responsible for passing the Affordable Care Act is now waging political warfare over whether to reform
Bret Stephens College Campuses: Are They Too P.C.?The New York TimesRe “Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Excellence,” by Bret Stephens (column, Aug. 3): I’m a professor at Wichita State University, where students are allowed to carry guns in the classroom and the Koch brothers
Opioids Woodstock at 50The New York TimesJust 18 in 1969, I took the bus to Woodstock by myself, not wanting to miss such a historic gathering of musicians. Idealistic then and now, I thought that my generation would change the world and that
