Our government is once again committing human rights abuses on the ostensible authority of a legal opinion that is being kept secret from the public.
Who’s the patriot now?
Readers respond to a guest essay by Danielle Sassoon about her experience at N.Y.U. Also: A crackdown on science; a plea to the former presidents.
Rejecting prevailing views of the movement as either exemplary or ineffectual, Brandon M. Terry offers a bold new vision of our history.
A look inside Barack Obama’s “living, breathing cultural and gathering space” (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not everyone is cheering.
The comedian, actor, and former podcaster discusses his decision to bring “WTF” to a close after 16 years and interviewing its final guest, Barack Obama.
Separately, in the administration’s first 200 days, only two of 98 Senate-confirmed appointees to the most senior jobs in government were Black.
Dismissing candidates like Zohran Mamdani simply because of their youth is no longer viable. Millennial and Gen Z Americans will only gain more political influence.
Pete Hegseth’s advocacy for service members accused of war crimes, and Trump’s pardons of them, have helped usher in an era of military aggression and disregard for the rule of law.
As cases of lawless behavior and extrajudicial killings mounted, the Special Forces had to decide how to respond — and whom to protect.
Without a deal in Congress by Tuesday, the government will run out of funding.
Readers discuss President Trump’s attacks on free speech. Also: Pentagon secrecy; a call to ex-presidents; medical advice from the president; mandatory friendliness.
Politics drive a wedge between even the longest of friends.
We got our economic response to the coronavirus right. Why would we let go of that success?