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FRANK BRUNI

Five Big Questions After a Vulgar Republican Debate

It was a night of truth, consequences and puerile boasting for Donald Trump. comment icon Comments

Editorial

Mitt Romney Aims at Donald Trump, Hits G.O.P.

It took the Trump victories on Super Tuesday to force a reckoning by Republicans. Now they should look in the mirror. comment icon Comments

DAVID BROOKS

Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer

Republican officials have a responsibility to their country to spread the nasty truths about Trump. comment icon Comments

PAUL KRUGMAN

Clash of Republican Con Artists

Donald Trump isn’t the only fraud running for the Republican nomination. comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

Joe Biden: The Senate’s Duty on a Supreme Court Nominee

It would be an astonishing act of obstruction for Senate Republicans to not consider Obama’s nominee to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia. comment icon Comments

TIMOTHY EGAN

The Beast Is Us

Trump’s supporters know what he stands for: hatred of immigrants, racial superiority, a sneering disregard of the basic civility that binds a society. comment icon Comments

TAHMIMA ANAM

My Father, the Editor, Under Fire

Mahfuz Anam, center, editor of Bangladesh’s most widely circulated English newspaper, The Daily Star, leaving court on Tuesday.
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When the Bangladeshi government pursues a vendetta against a newspaper, its real target is press freedom.

Editorial

Chris Christie’s Day Job

Rejected nationally, reviled at home, editorials demanding he quit, Chris Christie could actually address his state’s problems for a change.

Editorial

Australia Turns Its Back on Climate Science

A shift by a government-financed science agency away from basic research makes no sense for the island continent or the planet as a whole.

BEPPE SEVERGNINI

The English Lose Their Cool

Britain’s debate over leaving the European Union isn’t the first time it has shown its emotional side.

Op-Ed Contributor

Five Black Teenagers, Innocent, Face a Lifetime of Guilt

The Brownsville Five case shows how prosecutors can legally withhold evidence and help destroy reputations. comment icon Comments

Taking Note

Donald Trump Defends His Hands

Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz at Thursday’s debate.
Richard Perry/The New York Times

At Thursday’s debate, Mr. Trump assured the American people that Marco Rubio’s attacks on his hand size were unfounded.

Joe Biden's 1992 Senate Speech

As a senator more than two decades ago, the vice president argued that President George Bush should delay filling a Supreme Court vacancy.

Opinion

Tricked Into Cheating and Sentenced to Death

The story of how Iranian agents caught my husband with another woman, threatened to stone him to death and then forced him to denounce me. comment icon Comments

PATRICK CHAPPATTE

Chappatte on Elections in Iran

Reformists made big gains in the elections.

Couch

Feed Your Dog, Feed Your Soul

Sometimes, a patient in therapy needs to care for a pet.

Fixes

Ideas Help No One on a Shelf. Take Them to the World.

Distributing, promoting and lending continuing support to good ideas for fixing the world’s woes is as critical a task as thinking them up in the first place.

Room for Debate

Testing True Grit

Elizabeth D. Herman for The New York Times

Should public schools be testing children for empathy and resilience?

ROGER COHEN

Britain Needs Europe

Boris Johnson sees himself as James Bond against Brussels. He’s on the wrong mission. comment icon Comments

SANDEEP JAUHAR

Bring Back the Autopsy

To identify diagnostic errors, we need more post-mortem exams. comment icon Comments

Editorial

What the Election Means for Reproductive Rights

The next president will have great influence over the future of women’s access to care. comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

Whose American Dream Flies?

Trump embodies showy wealth. Rubio talks about his struggle. Voters seem to like one version better than the other. comment icon Comments

Letters

As the Wild Campaign Rolls On

Readers discuss the political scene, including Republican leaders’ efforts to derail Donald Trump’s candidacy.

Letter

If Bernie Sanders Loses

If you support Bernie Sanders and he is not the Democratic nominee, would you vote for Hillary Clinton? Let us know. comment icon Comments

Letters

Steps We Can Take to Prevent Opioid Abuse

Readers discuss how school, family and community programs and better drug packaging can deter drug use.

Letter

Talk to North Korea

A Korea expert writes that “only diplomacy and upfront discussion” will settle the conflict.

Letter

Jobs for Minorities

The head of an employment and training agency writes that “policy makers must resist the temptation to claim ‘Mission Accomplished’ in tackling unemployment.”

Sundance New Frontier

Where Virtual Reality Takes Us

Groundbreaking films selected from the Sundance Film Festival explore a range of topics and new approaches to nonfiction, 3D storytelling. comment icon Comments

Public Editor's Journal

Should Media Treat a Certain Candidate Like Voldemort?

A reader marks up the home page of The Times and bemoans the frequency of a particular name.

On the Ground

Civil War Plays Out in Republican Debate

A slimmed down field of four candidates sparred as Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich tried to grab the mantle from Donald Trump.

Dot Earth Blog

Is Worry Worthwhile in Confronting Climate Change?

Andrew Revkin discusses a tough assignment — digging in on what he’s learned, and unlearned, in three decades of reporting on climate change and explaining why worry is not the first feeling that emerges.

Taking Note

Americans Are Speaking. Republicans Aren’t Listening.

Senate Republicans say they’re heeding the people’s voice on Supreme Court hearings. Polls show otherwise.

Taking Note

Facts & Figures: A Drop in Marijuana Smuggling

A decrease in the amount of marijuana confiscated at the border with Mexico may be due to legalization efforts in the United States.

Ross Douthat

Romney Versus Trump

Why Romney’s broadside was the right thing to do.

Ross Douthat

Is It Worth Stopping Trump?

Why a contested convention might be the worst option — except for all the others.

Taking Note

A Victory for Transgender Rights in South Dakota

Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s veto of a misguided bill may have been informed by his meeting with young transgender South Dakotans.

LINDA GREENHOUSE

The Supreme Court’s New Era

With Justice Scalia’s seat empty, no one knows what will happen next. comment icon Comments

CHARLES M. BLOW

Demagogue for President

A nativist, sexist, arguably fascist and racist liar is the front-runner for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. comment icon Comments

Editorial

A Stern Message to North Korea

The U.N. Security Council — including China — has approved tough new economic sanctions on North Korea. The task now is to enforce them.

GAIL COLLINS

Call Me Mister Trump

Back during “The Apprentice” and now when being introduced by a new sidekick, the gold-plated candidate has had no first name. comment icon Comments

Editorial Observer

Donald Trump and Reconstruction-Era Politics

The leading Republican candidate is taking advantage of a backlash to racial progress, echoing events of the late 19th century.

Editorial

Texas’ Dangerous Abortion Law at the Supreme Court

In the biggest abortion case in years, the justices should not be fooled by Texas lawmakers’ phony claims about protecting women’s health.

Race in America: Your Stories

As part of a series of videos about race, we are featuring personal stories that reflect the breadth of experiences in the United States.

The Stone Reader: Modern Philosophy in 133 Arguments

A new anthology of essays from The New York Times philosophy series on topics ranging from science, consciousness and morality to war, gun control, procreation and the gender divide.

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