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The Playgrounds of Pakistan

I remember a childhood of pleasant thrills, not terror. comment icon Comments

Editorial

Mr. Trump’s Dangerous Babble on Foreign Policy

Donald Trump offers up disturbing, incoherent views on nuclear weapons and other national security issues. comment icon Comments

DAVID BROOKS

The Sexual Politics of 2016

Donald Trump has given misogyny a twist. comment icon Comments

ROGER COHEN

Trump's New World Disorder

Trump thinks America is being ripped off and NATO is obsolete, but war in Estonia or the East China Sea could be the biggest rip-off of all. comment icon Comments

The Conversation

The Sullen Strategy

Arthur C. Brooks and Gail Collins on the reluctant Republican embrace of Ted Cruz and the debate over public schools, charter schools and teachers. comment icon Comments

EMMA ROLLER

The League of Men Voters

What would it be like to stop treating women as a voting niche, and give men that treatment instead? comment icon Comments

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The B.D.S. Movement and Anti-Semitism on Campus

As a CUNY professor, I disagree with calls to boycott Israel, but those calls shouldn’t be suppressed.

Editorial

Another Bombing, This Time in Pakistan

The Pakistani government has long cynically used Taliban groups as proxy fighters. comment icon Comments

Editorial

Georgia’s Governor Sets a Wise Example for Tolerance

The decision to veto an aggressive version of anti-gay legislation is a welcome dose of levelheadedness.

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Keeping My Fossil Fuel in the Ground

Nathaniel Russell

We hold leases on over 1,000 acres of public land in Utah’s desert that we bought at an oil and gas auction. But we don’t plan to drill anytime soon. comment icon Comments

Room for Debate

Does Turkey Still Belong in NATO?

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Given President Erdogan's record on human rights and how his focus on the Kurdish minority has interfered with his fight against ISIS, is he a reliable ally?

Editorial

Unions Win, but the Court Is Still Hobbled

Senate Republicans continue to block consideration of President Obama’s nominee, which means many more 4-to-4 “decisions” like Tuesday’s are coming.

Yemen’s President: A Path to Peace

How to stop the Houthis and rebuild Yemen.

Opinionator

God Is a Question, Not an Answer

How can atheists and believers stop acting like enemy combatants in a spiritual or intellectual war?

Letter

Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis

A financial adviser to the island’s creditors writes that any restructuring must help preserve its access to the capital markets.

Letter

All We Like Sheep

A reader takes issue with an opera’s use of sheep.

Letter

Lincoln Brigade Homage

John McCain’s tribute to some unrecognized heroes was well deserved, a reader writes.

Letter

A National Monument in Utah

A tribal leader writes that “we do not view our ancestral homeland as a battleground between state and federal control.”

Taking Note

Spin-Splaining, Donald Trump Edition

Donald Trump with Corey Lewandowski (left) on March 15.
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Mr. Trump’s campaign manager has been charged with battery. But, says the campaign, “he was not arrested.”

Op-Ed Contributor

Malaysia’s Immigrant Worker Debate

The country’s powerful economy has drawn in millions of foreigners, at the cost of sharp social tensions.

Editorial

The State Assault on Planned Parenthood

Twenty-three states have tried to defund the family-planning organization in the months since a similar effort failed in Congress. comment icon Comments

Editorial

A Modern System of Debtor Prisons

Too many state and local governments have been jailing citizens who are unable to pay fines, fees and penalties.

CHARLES M. BLOW

Republican Self-Destruction

On both the state and national levels, the party is demonstrating a willingness to let voter anger drive their actions. comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

What’s More American Than Inheriting a Fortune?

The estate tax could address income inequality. But no one’s going to raise it. comment icon Comments

Letter

Charter School Discipline

Advocates for Children of New York writes in support of amending state law to affirm the obligation of charters to follow disciplinary procedures.

PATRICK CHAPPATTE

Chappatte on the Brussels Attacks

Will Europe pull up the drawbridge?

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Letters

What Makes a Terrorist Isn’t a Mystery

Readers offer ideas to prevent radicalization.

Letters

G.O.P. Senators’ Intransigence on Court Nominee

Readers take issue with an Op-Ed article by Senator Orrin G. Hatch.

Letters

Caucuses, the Media and ‘America First’

Readers share their views of the political landscape.

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

Ross Douthat

#NeverReformConservatism at the Wall Street Journal

The Journal editorial page goes all in for a “do nothing, change nothing” response to Donald Trump.

Taking Note

Spin-Splaining, Lindsey Graham Edition

The senator’s comments on Ted Cruz leave much to be desired.

Taking Note

‘How Would an All Out War Stop Such Atrocities?’ Readers on the Brussels Attacks

Most readers were skeptical that military action would make the West more secure.

On the Ground

Sherpa: They Die, We Go Home

In just a few weeks, hundreds of climbers from around the world will descend on Everest. Now is the time to address the longstanding and pervasive exploitation of Sherpa by the international climbing community.

Taking Note

Happily Ever After, Locked and Loaded: N.R.A. Fairy Tales

The N.R.A. is reimagining stories like “Hansel and Gretel” to familiarize children with guns.

The Conscience of a Liberal

Trade Deficits: These Times are Different

Sometimes mercantilism isn’t wrong.

Room for Debate

Should Anti-Trump Republicans Be Backing Kasich?

He is the only Republican candidate with a net favorable rating and the only one who leads Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head match-up.

Paul Krugman Blog

Friday Not Music: Prologue to The Canterbury Tales

Whan that Aprill blogging.

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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