It’s dangerous to promise that a social network will vet what’s true. Comments
The president-elect seems to feel threatened that more Americans voted for Hillary Clinton. Comments
Donald Trump’s victory smashes traditions of party loyalty, presenting opportunities between the extremes. Comments
It’s feeble for Obama to say history will judge Castro. There’s been plenty of history in Cuba since 1959, much of it deplorable. Comments
The next president will have to decide whether he is another standard Republican on taxes, spending and the economy. Comments
The two-state solution is on life support, but there is one thing Obama can do to keep the hope of a peace deal alive. Comments
Rolling back the Obama administration’s policy of pragmatic engagement with Cuba would be monumentally misguided.
It’s hard to follow the world chess championship and not go back in time to the epic contests of the Cold War.
With Trump aggravating religious tensions in America, a Muslim author focuses on training leaders to spread interfaith values. Comments
These hate crimes and incidents of harassment were all reported in the last two weeks.
Stories from young people who, under the Obama administration, were spared deportation and permitted to work. Now, their status is in jeopardy.
Demonetization will put only a temporary dent in corruption, if even that, and it may rock the entire economy.
People of all ages are spending more and more time online. Does this trend improve lives or hurt them?
Step inside the Police Department of Flint, Mich., to see how officers in this struggling city confront budget cuts and public distrust. Comments
Readers differ on whether recounts should take place and how The Times reported the news.
A reader offers his ideas, including public-private partnerships, community service projects and drafting young adults into national service. Comments
A college dean criticizes the appointment of Betsy DeVos, who disfavors public schools.
A reader thanks the columnist for being “so brutally honest about the president-elect” and refusing to “get along” with him.
Reaction to the death of the Cuban revolutionary leader.
A toxic political war over money, jobs and globalization killed the complex trade deal that was supposed to be a signature legacy of President Obama.
The trade embargo has failed. What Cubans eager for the end of the Castro regime want is for the U.S. Congress to vote it down.
Our country’s adolescent democracy needs the support of America ? and its new president, the foreign minister of Ukraine writes.
After decades of breakneck economic growth, the country’s wealth has ceased trickling down, bringing social mobility to a standstill.
Even as others deceive us, we deceive ourselves. Comments
Donald Trump and Congress want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but they have no good ideas for replacing it. Comments
Liberals and conservatives, on campus and off, have spent too much time in their own political bubbles. Comments
Billions of dollars could result from an auction of public airwaves ? money that could be invested to counter the decline in local journalism.
It’s not the money, it’s the incentives. Comments
Mitch McConnell should help retirees who worked in a dangerous industry and deserve what was promised by contract.
The last thing the Pentagon would seem to need is more hackers. But Defense Department officials are inviting them in.
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