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Schwab: The free world’s watching and recoiling; will we?
Wait too long and too much of our democracy will have been dismantled to restore it to its…
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Stephens: America’s most shameful vote even in halls of U.N.
Trump is turning the United States into a pliant accessory to Vladimir Putin’s war crimes in Ukraine.
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Welch: Local government needs rational leaders, not activists
If you’re thinking of running for office this year, ask yourself if your goals are about service.
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Saunders: ‘Trump effect’ has cut illegal crossings; keep it up
Tough border policies are keeping those numbers down; don’t let up on those efforts.
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Schwab: If I were king, what treasures would I fling
As long as Trump assumes he has the power to shape reality, why is this what he wishes…
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Stephens: Vance’s disgrace is in ignoring German history
In providing cover to a party with clear anti-Semitic ties, he threatens to upset a delicate balance.
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Gesen: A New York lesson on our choices as collective hostages
Seven U.S. attorneys general stepped down rather than go against their morals. How will we react?
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Goldberg: Trump declares war on higher ed, not just woke parts
The move, aided by Elon Musk, to gut NIH funding, is part of a larger and debilitating attack…
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Douthat: Trump is chasing off lawyers he’ll need at some point
The deal to clear Adams serves Trump only as a way of identify whom he can consider loyal…
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Schwab: If you’re OK with foreign aid cuts, guess who’s next
At some point, if they haven’t already, Trump’s and Musk’s cuts will hit all but a very elite…
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Goldberg: Why Musk, Vance went to bat for self-desribed racist
While a former Trump official is on the outs for doing his job, a proud racist gets his…
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Welch: State Democrats’ bill would undermine parental rights
The bill would allow kids as young as 13 to make mental health decisions without notice to parents.
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Kristof: Child malnutrition lost in politics over aid cuts
A young journalist describes the scene in Madagascar where a nutritious porridge provides a lifeline.
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Dowd: Musk’s ‘Lost Boys’ join Trump’s ‘Mean Girls’ ethic to gut it all
Neither man shows any concern for the damage they threaten against individuals here and abroad.
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Saunders: U.S. Iron Dome isn’t feasible now, but it could be
Trump is correct to order a plan for a system that would protect the nation from missile strikes.
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Harrop: Trump has no sense of damage from tariff threats
Even if ultimately averted, a trade war with Canada and Mexico could drive both from U.S. exports.
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Schwab: Trump proves not as bad as feared; it’s worse
Taking food and medicine from kids; surrendering control to Musk; is this what you voted for?
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Kristof: World’s richest men take on world’s poorest people
Trump says the USAID is run by ‘radical lunitics.’ Is saving countless lives now lunacy.
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Stephens: Trump endangers stability of Pax Americana
Discarding the values of a ‘Great Power’ for a ‘Big Power’ will cost the U.S. its standing in…
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Goldberg: Trump running America as President Bush ran Iraq
Rather than de-Baathifaction, Trump and Musk are giving us de-wokeification. Expect the same ruinous results.