Opinion

Why Kamala Harris’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ Strategy Might Not Be Enough

Why Kamala Harris’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ Strategy Might Not Be Enough

Daniel Pfeiffer and Jillian Weinberger
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Politics

Gen Z men could swing the election. Trump knows that.


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Mayor Adams’s Damage to New York Began With the Police

Mayor Adams’s Damage to New York Began With the Police

Mara Gay
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Politics

There are strong parallels between police misconduct and the indictments at City Hall.


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In Trump’s Speeches, Signs of Cognitive Impairment

In Trump’s Speeches, Signs of Cognitive Impairment

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Politics

Readers discuss Donald Trump’s age and cognitive patterns. Also: A traumatized Israel; the “ghost guns” case; Eric Adams; A.I. and nuclear power.


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Eric Adams, Michelle Wu, and the Future of the Democratic Party

Eric Adams, Michelle Wu, and the Future of the Democratic Party

David Wallace-Wells
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Politics

The real lesson of Adams’s mayoralty has nothing to do with corruption.


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Trump Has Something He’d Like to Sell You

Trump Has Something He’d Like to Sell You

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Politics

The former president’s history of merchandising himself may be broadly revealing in unexpected ways.


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Hurricane Milton Is Terrifying, and It Is Just the Start

Hurricane Milton Is Terrifying, and It Is Just the Start

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Politics

We need to be honest about what has become the most expensive and deadliest kind of natural disaster in the United States.


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I Live in Israel. I Never Hear About What My Country Is Doing to Gaza.

I Live in Israel. I Never Hear About What My Country Is Doing to Gaza.

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Politics

Mairav Zonszein argues there will be a cost to her country’s “indifference” toward Palestinians.


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I Was a Teacher in Gaza. This Is What Haunts Me Now.

I Was a Teacher in Gaza. This Is What Haunts Me Now.

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Politics

Since Oct. 7, 80 percent of the schools in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed. Mosab Abu Toha reflects on what has been lost.


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65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza

65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza

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Politics

“Nearly every day I was there, I saw a new young child who had been shot in the head or the chest, virtually all of whom went on to die.”


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Democrats Have a Corruption Problem. They Can’t Keep Ignoring It.

Democrats Have a Corruption Problem. They Can’t Keep Ignoring It.

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Politics

For the sake of their electoral fortunes and the country, Democrats must show voters a plan to curb corruption — including within their own ranks.


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Why Trump Is Lying About Disaster Relief

Why Trump Is Lying About Disaster Relief

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Politics

His usual trash-talking is losing its mojo.


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A Recipe for a Striving America

A Recipe for a Striving America

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Politics

The question is not whether to do industrial policy but how.


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Brazil’s Largest Mafia Is Entering Politics. The Government Must Act.

Brazil’s Largest Mafia Is Entering Politics. The Government Must Act.

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Politics

For many Brazilians, the First Capital Command’s push into politics across the nation has been a shock.


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The Dollar Is Too Strong for America’s Own Good

The Dollar Is Too Strong for America’s Own Good

Peter Coy
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Politics

Weakening the dollar is a good idea. How to do it is another question.


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‘Megalopolis’ and the Vexations of Decadence

‘Megalopolis’ and the Vexations of Decadence

Ross Douthat
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Politics

A story that’s grist for big debates without necessarily being a good movie.


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