The Hidden Cost of China’s Free A.I.
Whoever supplies the world’s A.I. will shape how the world thinks.
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112 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This.
The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the…
Read at the original source →The military’s antidrug campaign accomplished nothing
Trump pushed legal limits with boat strikes, alienating allies, but traffickers adapted.
Read at the original source →Democrats Disagree Over Israel — and That’s OK.
The debate over Israel has become a major fault line in the Democratic Party. On “The Ezra Klein Show,” Ben Wikler…
Read at the original source →The Democratic Party Should Be a ‘Very Big Tent’
From democratic socialists to centrists, should the Democratic Party try to appeal to as broad a spectrum of voters as…
Read at the original source →Jewish Terrorism Is Also a Threat to Zionism
A blunt warning for Israel.
Read at the original source →Did DEI break colleges?
Can America reject racial preferences without ignoring racial inequality? In this episode of “Make It Make Sense,”…
Read at the original source →A Six-Pack of Beer Might Close a Constitutional Loophole
An upcoming case will determine whether the Supreme Court treats an ordinary person with the same care it has long…
Read at the original source →I train physics students. America is turning away scientific talent.
Visa rule change, Medicare costs and recycling reform, in readers' eyes.
Read at the original source →Yale trustees, history is watching you
A lesson from Hungary: Boards don't capitulate to authoritarians. The people on them do.
Read at the original source →India’s Gen Z just made Modi blink
How student outrage snowballed into the first protest movement to rattle his 12-year rule.
Read at the original source →The Immigration Crackdown and the Plight of the Caregivers
Readers describe a crisis for caregivers and families. Also: Canceling grants based on politics; no politics in…
Read at the original source →The Good News and the Bad News About the New Housing Law
What happens when a good law meets a seemingly indifferent administration?
Read at the original source →The path forward for the clean energy transition
The climate community will want to restore what it lost. That's the wrong strategy.
Read at the original source →The winner of the DNC’s 2028 primary schedule? Establishment Democrats.
South Carolina’s top slot could limit momentum for candidates backed by the DSA.
Read at the original source →The Democratic Party Needs Change
Ben Wikler, a former state party chair, thinks the Democratic Party needs to reinvent itself.
Read at the original source →Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time
What if Mamdani actually wanted to be a bridge builder between Israelis and Palestinians, a role for which he has the…
Read at the original source →Who Does JD Vance Think He Is?
The chameleon effect is endangering the vice president’s political prospects.
Read at the original source →What is the Democratic Party? What Could It Be?
Ben Wikler, a former state party chair, thinks the Democratic Party needs to reinvent itself.
Read at the original source →‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’
Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?
Read at the original source →Putin Thinks Conquest Can Be Cost Free. We Disagree.
Justice may proceed slowly, and cautiously, but it does proceed.
Read at the original source →A Setback for the MAGA Media Takeover
Trump is beatable if you take a page from his playbook and flood the zone with opposition.
Read at the original source →The Left’s Infighting Is a Big Problem
On “The Opinions,” the columnist David French argues that the bigger challenge for Democrats isn’t a new Red Scare, but…
Read at the original source →Cornered
Michael Ramirez cartoon on President Donald Trump, Iran war.
Read at the original source →Israel and the Genocide Accusation
Readers take issue with a Holocaust scholar’s contention that Israel is guilty of genocide.
Read at the original source →If You’re Over 40, You’re Ready to Use A.I.
A.I. should work like this mystical Jewish practice.
Read at the original source →John Fetterman: Now I see the truth about the filibuster
The 60-vote Senate rule forces compromise. Democrats were wrong to attack it.
Read at the original source →Trump’s unpredictability and China’s bullying force a reaction in Asia
Governments across the region are assuming more responsibility for their countries’ security.
Read at the original source →Virginia’s ‘assault firearms’ ban could be backfiring
A law prohibiting the sale of AR-style rifles could have spurred record-breaking sales in the state.
Read at the original source →Rubio overhypes leftist threats to establish his MAGA credentials
The secretary of state picks enemies that, unlike Russia or Iran, probably won't push back.
Read at the original source →Higher taxes don’t mean better roads
States with a higher state and local tax burden tend to have worse highways. Virginia has the best.
Read at the original source →If You Think ICE Detention is Bad Now, Privatization Will Make It Worse
The Trump administration has a housing problem.
Read at the original source →Costco or Whole Foods? Grocery Stores are Symbols of Identity
Our grocery stores mirror the mess of America.
Read at the original source →What’s the Worst Thing Trump Can Do in the Midterms?
President Trump could accomplish on Jan. 3, 2027, what he failed to do on Jan. 6. 2021.
Read at the original source →Want a Better Food System? Use the Anti-Tobacco Playbook.
A teenager’s lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.
Read at the original source →How To Protect Our Lead in the A.I Race
America has produced its own kind of Sputnik. We should not squander it.
Read at the original source →A New Security Order Is Taking Shape in Asia
Asian countries are starting to shoulder more of the burden of their own defense, and the region could be stronger and…
Read at the original source →‘The Odyssey’ Gives Us the Hero We Deserve
Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is a halfway hero: he wrestles with the problems he creates. That makes him a perfect…
Read at the original source →Democrats and the Fear of Socialism
Readers respond to “Socialism? Capitalism? Who Cares!,” an Opinion guest essay by E.J. Dionne Jr.
Read at the original source →Ukraine’s L.G.B.T.Q. Soldiers Are Still Fighting and Still Waiting
The legal gap for gay Ukrainians has always been unbearable. Then the war with Russia seemed to make the disparity…
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