The tech industry finds more ways to tarnish its image
With Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and fallout, the public's patience with the tech industry is wearing thin.
Why tax-free Social Security doesn't make sense
Instead of cutting taxes for a narrow band of wealthier seniors, we should address the struggles of low- and middle-income seniors.
The meaning of Ramadan
During this time, Muslims devote their time, attention and energy to serving God. But it's important to remember Muslims are a heterogeneous group with diverse practices.
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For Iraqis like me, the U.S. invasion 20 years ago isn't a distant memory.
It's our daily devastation.
Matthew Yglesias
Want better government? Pay bureaucrats more.
Several consequences flow from not paying them competitively.
Ross Douthat
Let me try to explain 'woke,' as if I believed in its logic
What is America all about, at its best? What is the left all about, at its best?
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What if kids are sad and stressed because their parents are?
There are plenty of indicators saying the adults aren't all right, either.
Doyle McManus
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse: Wake-up calls around
For regulators who were asleep at the switch, for libertarians who found they suddenly needed government, and more.
Nicholas Kristof
He's the world's most popular leader. Beware.
Assessing Indian democracy under the rule of Narendra Modi.
John Farrell
Utility lobbying violates ratepayers' free speech
Regardless of whether you agree with the positions, you are forced to pay for utilities' lobbying activities through your bills.
Susan Fleurant and Jonah Giese
Counterpoint: Workers with disabilities deserve more
Proposed legislation will put the people first.
Carlisle Ford Runge
Counterpoint: Real equality recognizes differences
Proposed legislation misapprehends both the basic realities of the Minnesota labor market and the standards of equity it purports to defend.
D.J. Tice
John Rash
China's unexpected diplomatic coup changes the Mideast puzzle
A Beijing-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia alters regional, and maybe even geopolitical, dynamics.
Glenn Sacks
Jimmy Carter's biggest mistake
His Cold War anti-Soviet policy in Afghanistan nourished the Mideast terror threat.
Moises Saman
20 years on from that hotel roof in Baghdad, I know the limits of my trade
I learned that there's no such thing as an objective narrator in human conflict.
Gail Collins
McKayla Murphy Zelaya
Democracy should reach behind bars as well
The new law restoring votes to felons released from prison or jail should go a step further.
Marshall H. Tanick
When overturning precedent expanded our rights
It's not always a bad thing for the court to change its mind.
William Cory Labovitch
Counterpoint: Too many 'third parties' make democracy safe for spoilers
Candidates can try to exploit third parties simply to tilt elections, which contaminates the system.
Paul Krugman
How bad is the Silicon Valley Bank bailout?
Despite our general discomfort with bailouts, the risks of doing nothing outweighed the risks of doing too much.
David French
Liberty under fire from left and right alike
The stakes of political conflict are rising, and the dissenters will suffer.
Daniel DePetris
Is China overtaking the U.S. in Mideast influence?
The former gets the credit for improving Iran-Saudi Arabia ties — but the latter benefits.
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