Cutting Your Parents Off Isn’t the Answer
Many queer people are going no contact — cutting off their families for myriad reasons. It’s not always the right answer.
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He’s Awkward. He’s Sticky. He’s the Best Superhero.
If you want or need any superhero right now, you’re better off with Spider-Man.
A Civil Debate About the Civil War
Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay about the various names given to the Civil War. Also: The Red Scare campaign ploy.
Ocasio-Cortez Rewrites the Rules
The representative is fusing her body and mind on the public stage to show us what real female power can look like.
This Is the Solution to America’s Literacy Crisis, and It’s a Lot of Fun
Come join the fun.
Europe Is Not Ready for American Weed
The race to go global is on.
David Ellison’s Plan to Move Hollywood to Nashville
The dream of a red-state Hollywood.
These A.I. Policies Will Hurt Our Business. We Should Do Them Anyway.
The risks posed by A.I. are too great to forgo any regulation, even for those who stand to gain tremendously from the technology’s rise.
Republicans Are About to Repeat the Democrats’ Biggest Mistake
The right’s reluctance to gatekeep may be its undoing.
An A.I. Bot is Judging Your Résumé
Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by an A.I. job recruiter. Finding a job has become more difficult in part because many corporations are now using bots to evaluate résumés. The Opinion writer Jessica Grose explains why job hunting has become about gaming A.I. recruiters, and why the solution might just be going analog.
Trump Is in a Fantasy Land of His Own Making
What would happen if he’s forced to confront an external crisis?
He Tried to Kill My Father. Now He Wants to Rewrite History.
This is not what contrition looks like.
How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up?
Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.
Republicans Are Trying to Hide These Health Care Cuts
Republicans are taking deliberate steps to make health care less affordable.
Where the Teacher Is a Hero
The Trump administration is squeezing struggling Americans with benefit cuts, but ordinary people are stepping up to help.
Europe’s Great Rivers Are Dying. The Continent Is In for a Shock.
Climate change is beginning to tear up the old map of Europe’s power and wealth.
The Moral Message of the New ‘Odyssey’
Readers respond to Ezra Klein’s column about the meanings of Christopher Nolan’s movie.
How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up?
Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.
Does My Face-Lift Make Me a Bad Feminist?
I, like many a young woman, was once wildly judgmental about plastic surgery. Now I’m not so sure.
Is Ocasio-Cortez Ready for the Glass Cliff?
She will run as a woman but unlike how every woman before her was forced to run.
The Warring Visions of American Power
American foreign policy is at a crossroads. Could international law provide a framework for a foreign policy after President Trump?
What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All
Is Kansas just the beginning?
Reclaiming the Idealism of International Law
The idealism that helped create the rules-based international order in the 20th century feels far away now, argues the Times Opinion columnist Ezra Klein. But what would it look like to reclaim that? He discusses the question with the scholar Linda Kinstler on “The Ezra Klein Show.”
‘Trump Has Often Overpromised’: An Election Analyst on Midterm Hurdles
Both parties face issues heading into the fall.
If You Weren’t Worried About A.I., You Should Be After the Past Few Weeks
If there was ever a time to consider halting development of A.I., it’s now.
America Needs a Follow-the-Rules Foreign Policy
American foreign policy is at a crossroads. What’s next? The Times Opinion columnist Ezra Klein explores the case for abiding by the rules-based international order.
The Warring Visions of American Power
American foreign policy is at a crossroads. Could international law provide a framework for a foreign policy after President Trump?
Hamas Has No More Cards to Play
The signs point to Hamas being serious about disarming. The recent Board of Peace plan for it to surrender its weapons should be carried out.
‘I’m Not Ashamed of My Face-Lift’
The Opinion contributing writer Molly Jong-Fast is not about to feel bad about her face-lift.
A New Inferno
Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.
Should Red and Blue States Get a Divorce?
Responses to an essay about whether America should remain one nation. Also: Christie Brinkley, on nuclear reactors; military aid to Ukraine; whiskey with friends.
It Was a Great Scam While It Lasted
U.S. tariff rates are not for rent.
Extreme Heat Is the New Normal
Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.
Extreme Heat Is The New Normal
Record-breaking heat is the new normal. At Station 18 in Phoenix, firefighters are on the front lines tackling it — one bag of ice at a time. Watch the full Op-Doc, “A New Inferno.”
Democrats Pull Back From the Edge of Disaster. Again.
It seems that centrists and the left can work the pragmatic side of the street.
Outdated American Policy Is Hurting the Afghan People
A new generation of Afghans wants to move on from the animosities of the past, but Western policies make that difficult.
Only Global Cooperation Can Keep the World Safe From A.I.
A conversation with Robert Wright, the author of “The God Test.”
Why A.I.’s Promise Isn’t Resonating
On “The Opinions,” the Yale law professor and economist Natasha Sarin argues that A.I. could transform the U.S. economy for the better. But with the public hearing about layoffs and job losses, she says, it’s no wonder the technology’s economic promise isn’t resonating.
Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint for a 150-Year Life: Is It Worth It?
The tech mogul is trying to design the blueprint for defying death.
Is Bernie Sanders Helping or Hurting the Democrats?
Readers disagree about the Vermont independent’s effect on the Democratic Party. Also: Vice President JD Vance’s crude behavior; a dangerous tool for ICE.
Look Up at the Sky. The Perseid Meteor Shower Will Awe You.
Experiencing awe makes us happier, healthier and more fulfilled. Why not watch the Perseid meteor shower to have a bit more awe in your life?
Girl and Boy Scouts, Together and Apart
Readers recount their experiences as girl scouts, and what sets them apart from boy scouts. Also: The Trump plane ploy; an act of kindness.
Bryan Johnson’s Psychedelic Experience
What’s worse — dying or living forever? The tech mogul Bryan Johnson wants to live for centuries. On “Interesting Times,” he tells the columnist Ross Douthat about how a DMT trip opened his mind to the “preciousness of existence.”
The Case for Trying to Live to 200
Bryan Johnson has become famous for his goal of defying death, but what does he actually want to do with a longer life? On “Interesting Times,” the tech founder describes his vision for a humanity with radically longer lifespans.
We Need Global A.I. Safety Planning
We used to talk about the risks of A.I. a lot more. On a recent episode of “The Opinions,” the Opinion writer David Wallace-Wells speaks with the Yale law professor and economist Natasha Sarin about how A.I. safety could bring China and the U.S. together.
An 8 P.M. Bedtime, Oxygen Chambers, Blood Tests Galore: What Would You Do for a Longer Life?
The tech mogul Bryan Johnson is trying to design the blueprint for defying death.
Stagflation Has Returned. Kevin Warsh Must Defy Trump to Protect Our Economy.
The Northwestern professor Phillip Braun says the return of stagflation brings new urgency to the Fed chairman Kevin Warsh’s next moves.
Israeli Settlers Are Out of Control
If Netanyahu is ousted in October’s balloting, don’t expect peace to break out, but the worst violence might be reined in.
Journalism in the ‘Zones of Uncertainty’
Can reporting solve mysteries like U.F.O.s and A.I. consciousness? The Opinion columnist Ross Douthat tells his fellow columnist Ezra Klein why journalists should tackle zones of uncertainty when they involve concrete, testable claims.
Even Elite Colleges Have Become Trade Schools
Short-term return on investment is an impoverished view of a college education.