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ICE Will See You Now

By Jamelle Bouie

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

It won’t be easy to get rid of authoritarian habits of mind.

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‘Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label’

By Emily Holzknecht, Adam Westbrook and Jessica Grose

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

What’s the real cost of motherhood? Here’s what our readers said.

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The Bezos-Sánchez Wedding and the Triumph of Tacky

By Amy Odell

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

In the wake of President Trump’s second election, it’s the luxe life at full volume.

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Mission Not Accomplished

By Michelle Goldberg

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Israel may have astonished much of the world with its tactical skill in its recent war against Iran, but for now, it has lost, in terms of its true goals.

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Cleanup efforts at a damaged building hit by Israeli missiles last week in Tehran, Iran.

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If This Mideast War Is Over, Get Ready for Some Interesting Politics

By Thomas L. Friedman

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Everyone went all the way in the Israel-Iran conflict, bursting through psychological and military barriers we never imagined would be breached.

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The Fears Dominating the NATO Summit

By Daniel J. Wakin

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Russian aggression and keeping Trump happy are the two themes of the gathering so far.

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Takeaways From the U.S. Attack on Iran

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Readers weigh in on the legality and morality of President Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites.

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The Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Show That We Need a New Understanding of Antisemitism

By M. Gessen

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

It may be time to rethink the tragic events in Washington and Boulder.

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Antony Blinken: Trump’s Iran Strike Was a Mistake. I Hope It Succeeds.

By Antony J. Blinken

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Iran can’t be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, but the president’s approach wasn’t the best way to prevent that.

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Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre.

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Guess Who Else Sent Troops to Quell Protests in American Streets

By Stacy Schiff

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

That escalated quickly.

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Democrats Don’t Know Which End Is Up

By Thomas B. Edsall

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Democrats are getting richer. It’s not helping them.

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A ‘White-Collar Blood Bath’ Doesn’t Have to Be Our Fate

By Tim Wu

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Instead of asking which future is coming, we should be asking which future we want.

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Reveling in the Queerness of Nature

By Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

I celebrate Pride month by going for a walk because nature is exuberantly queer.

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Putin Has Lost Something Worse Than a War

By Michael Kimmage

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

The loss of the West is a tragedy for Russia.

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Iran’s Weak Attack Is an Offramp. Trump Should Take It.

By W.J. Hennigan

Monday, June 23, 2025

The threat of war may propel both sides to work more earnestly to get back to the negotiating table.

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Are We Headed for Another Endless War in the Middle East?

By Nicholas Kristof and Vishakha Darbha

Monday, June 23, 2025

Nicholas Kristof on why the U.S. may be headed into a “minefield.”

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Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters.

By Oona A. Hathaway

Monday, June 23, 2025

Trump’s unlawful strikes on Iran have laid bare the absence of any effective legal constraints on a U.S. president to use deadly force in the world.

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A student protest at Columbia University in New York in 1968.

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The Power of Protest: Then and Now

Monday, June 23, 2025

Readers reflect on differences between protest in the 1960s and the political resistance of today.

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Iranians at a demonstration against the United States and Israel on Sunday in Tehran.

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What Bombs Can’t Do in Iran

By Karim Sadjadpour

Monday, June 23, 2025

While foreign wars may expose autocratic fragility, they rarely create the conditions necessary for democratic change.

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Trump Goes to War. And These Are His Advisers?

By Frank Bruni

Monday, June 23, 2025

There are slim odds the president is getting the best counsel possible about Iran.

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What Environmentalists Like Me Got Wrong About Climate Change

By Carl Pope

Monday, June 23, 2025

Governments and U.S. states committed to climate action now need to persuade the oil industry to protect the world from climate chaos.

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Why Democrats Need Their Own Trump

By Galen Druke

Monday, June 23, 2025

The party is really unpopular. There is a way to reset how Americans view it and its leaders.

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Can We See Our Future in China’s Cameras?

By Megan K. Stack

Monday, June 23, 2025

Promises of safety and convenience belie the machinery of political abuse.

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Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.

By Allen Frances

Monday, June 23, 2025

The addition of Asperger’s syndrome to the D.S.M. had enormous unintended consequences.