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Bret Stephens
How will we win the second Cold War?
The way we won the first, with help from an unwitting partner: the opposing regime.
Ross Douthat
The 'almost-familiarity' for the U.S. in a story of Germany before the fall
How our era is alike — and different from — the Weimar era, as found in a truly good TV show: "Babylon Berlin."
Charles M. Blow
On hallowed ground: The substance of George Floyd Square
As a major trial begins, outside journalists like me swoop in. But my purpose was to see the spot where a man lost his life.
James Reston Jr.
U.S. Capitol uprising: Any Jan. 6 Commission can't consist of current politicians
The panel will be respected if its members have gravitas. For starters, I recommend George W. Bush and Al Gore as co-leaders.
Celebrating the comeback of the condor
America's largest birds were near extinction.
Will Bunch
Can we stop mass shootings if we won't talk about the crisis of America's young men?
That's the common link among suspects.
Elena Shih
How to protect massage workers
In addition to violence like that in Georgia, they face policing and criminalization, even when they aren't sex workers.
Mark Wagner
Counterpoint: Rape ruling is about a judge's error, not an unjust law
Changes to Minnesota's sexual assault laws are warranted, but the case at the center of a recent high court ruling isn't the one to pin it on.
Nicolas Loris
Rising gas prices: Not Biden's fault, at least not yet
We're paying for bad policy decisions of the past. Future Americans will pay for today's.
Nicholas Goldberg, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
the Editorial Board of the New York Daily News
U.S. should be building on momentum of 2020 election
Instead, there's a new war on voting rights in many states.
Lynn Casey, Peter Frosch, David Hamlar and Marcus Owens
Search for racial equity must be led, designed by the Black community
The talent is already here. The Alliance of Alliances that was announced last week will bring it together.
D.J. Tice
You know the story on Minnesota's taxing, spending results — don't you?
Actually, a comparison from the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence tells a more complicated tale than what we usually hear.
the Editorial Board of the Albuquerque Journal
Biden needs to be clearer on immigration goals
The message being sent is not the same as the one being received.
Robert Aronson
Passover: Narrative of the 10 plagues takes on a special meaning this year
This festival celebrates freedom following affliction. What will we do with our liberation?
John Rash
In Alaska, a cold start to Biden-era China relations
Reactions to U.S. documentary "Do Not Split" and Chinese action film "Wolf Warrior" series reflect Beijing's worldview and diplomatic approach.
Peter S. Goodman
Stuck ship in Suez Canal is a warning about excessive globalization
One mishap can sow chaos from Europe to Asia to the American Midwest. As with everything in life, overdoing a good thing can bring danger.
Dahleen Glanton
Reparations plan in Evanston, Ill., is basically just repackaging
The city is the first in the nation to lay out what reparations might be, but what it came up with does next to nothing for African Americans.
Scott Martelle
Welcome, oil and gas lobby, to the carbon-tax table
How to fix climate change, not whether it is happening, is where the real debate is taking place.
Faye Flam
Policy choices about reopening? Wouldn't call 'em science.
"Science can only articulate our best estimate of what would happen if we did something, or if we did something else. But science can't tell you how to value those things."
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