The Trump Policy That Biden Is Extending
In his speech on Wednesday night, the president continued his predecessor’s attacks on the idea of free trade.
The Chauvin Trial’s Jury Wasn’t Like Other Juries
Its guilty verdict resulted not just from the strength of the evidence, but from a jury-selection process that departed from American norms.
Not Everything Should Be a Moral Reckoning
Elon Musk’s critics are trying to dragoon Saturday Night Live into a needless political fight.
Biden’s Misstep in India
The president’s foreign-policy and domestic teams have a long-standing difference on pandemic diplomacy.
Tucker Carlson, Unmasked
The self-styled champion of individual liberty wants you to call government agents to punish Americans for their parenting.
It’s Not Vaccine Hesitancy. It’s COVID-19 Denialism.
Reluctance to get vaccinated is concentrated among young conservatives, who are skeptical of the pandemic’s harms.
If the Author Is a Bad Person, Does That Change Anything?
Blake Bailey, who wrote Philip Roth: The Biography, has been accused of sexual crimes.
The GOP Is a Grave Threat to American Democracy
Unless and until Republicans summon the wit and the will to salvage the party, ruin will follow.
What ‘Taking the Pandemic Seriously’ Means Now
We need new laws, new policies, and new scientific processes to ensure that we never have to go through this again.
Before You Answer, Consider the Opposite Possibility
Pushing yourself to listen to contrary opinions is the way to make better judgments.
The Anti-Vaccine Influencers Who Are Merely Asking Questions
Institutional experts haven’t adapted to today’s media ecosystem. Other commentators are filling the gap.
What’s Really Holding the Democrats Back
It’s not the filibuster.
The Rise of Ron DeSantis
The Florida governor’s sudden prominence is partly about him, partly about his critics, but mostly about his state.
Low-Skill Workers Aren’t a Problem to Be Fixed
The label “low-skill” flattens workers to a single attribute, ignoring the capacities they have and devaluing the jobs they do.
Navalny’s Lesson for the World
The Russian opposition leader showed what courage means.
George Floyd Was Also a Father
For many of us, when we see the Floyds, we see our family.
There Will Be More Derek Chauvins
Powerful political actors are committed to ensuring that the system of American policing remains unchanged.
Racism Has Always Been Part of the Asian American Experience
If we don’t understand the history of Asian exclusion, we cannot understand the racist hatred of the present.
What Facebook Did for Chauvin’s Trial Should Happen All the Time
If the social-media giant can discourage hate speech and incitements to violence on a special occasion, it can do so all the time.
Reforms That Can Help Revive the American Dream
A new cadre of financial regulators can transform the financial world’s role in the fight against prejudice and inequality.