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Aug 26, 2026
Before a Woke 2 takes over, let the proponents of its predecessor explain how and why they're moving on.
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Aug 26, 2026
China is the real problem, and Washington needs all the allies it can find.
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Aug 26, 2026
Every minute of delay in regulating A.I. use in schools is another opportunity for Big Tech to fill the vacuum.
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Aug 26, 2026
China is the real problem, and Washington needs all the allies it can find.
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Aug 26, 2026
Readers react to the death of Dolly Parton's music, philanthropy and the joy she brought to millions. Also: Moms love Spider-Man, too; reading with others.
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Aug 26, 2026
The A.I.-fueled debt bubble will likely result in a painful downturn.
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Aug 26, 2026
Before a Woke 2 takes over, let the proponents of its predecessor explain how and why they're moving on.
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Aug 26, 2026
Blue-book exams are fine, but we need to address the issue at its root.
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Aug 26, 2026
Lèse-majesté, American-style.
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Aug 26, 2026
Blue-book exams are fine, but we need to address the issue at its root.
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Aug 26, 2026
Readers respond to a column about a Kansas law that invalidates the licenses of transgender people. Also, the need for better health care delivery; ugly dog breeds often suffer.
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Aug 26, 2026
Every minute of delay in regulating A.I. use in schools is another opportunity for Big Tech to fill the vacuum.
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Aug 26, 2026
Trump does not see himself as a mere president subject to the public's opinion.
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Aug 26, 2026
Before a Woke 2 takes over, let the proponents of its predecessor explain how and why they're moving on.
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Aug 26, 2026
We might have worked on different sets, for different directors, in different eras, but every child actor bears the same recognizable wounds.
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Aug 26, 2026
Blue-book exams are fine, but we need to address the issue at its root.
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Aug 25, 2026
Trailing Dolly Parton around the world, I witnessed so many small moments in which she'd gracefully own her power without the slightest hint of fight.
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Aug 25, 2026
Trailing Dolly Parton around the world, I witnessed so many small moments in which she'd gracefully own her power without the slightest hint of fight.
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Aug 25, 2026
A form that the Michigan state government asks people to fill out if they are seeking public assistance is the journalist Annie Lowrey's favorite example of the time tax — the administrative burden the government imposes on those seeking public benefits. At one point, the form contained over 1,000 questions, though it's since been streamlined. Lowrey walks through it— and what it signals to the people filling it out — on "The Ezra Klein Show."
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Aug 25, 2026
Accessing public benefits often requires navigating a burdensome amount of paperwork and bureaucracy — what the journalist Annie Lowrey calls "the time tax." On "The Ezra Klein Show," she explains why administrative hurdles that may seem neutral can function as tools of social control.
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Aug 25, 2026
Mr. Trump is breaking the law. Congress and the judiciary need to respond.
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Aug 25, 2026
It is too hard for women suffering from postpartum mental illness to prove the insanity defense.
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Aug 25, 2026
Spheres of conflict have multiplied and are merging. Meanwhile, the West is a mess.
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Aug 25, 2026
Readers respond to a column about a Kansas law that invalidates the licenses of transgender people. Also, the need for better health care delivery; ugly dog breeds often suffer.
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Aug 25, 2026
Mr. Trump is breaking the law. Congress and the judiciary need to respond.
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Aug 25, 2026
In the ancient world, debt forgiveness was a regular tool to control the economy. Why have we forgotten it?
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Aug 25, 2026
The Marquis de Lafayette returned to the United States in 1824. His tour carries key lessons for a country still fighting over how to remember its past.
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Aug 25, 2026
The 2028 Republican presidential field is taking shape. Who will be the contenders — and who should wait for the next cycle? On "The Opinions," Jamelle Bouie and David French size up the potential candidates and debate who should make his move now.
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Aug 25, 2026
The Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie thinks JD Vance has a likability problem. On a recent episode of "The Opinions," Bouie discusses how this may affect Vance's prospects if he runs for president in 2028.
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Aug 25, 2026
A.I. could turn one of our country's worst habits into a national security crisis.
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Aug 25, 2026
The Marquis de Lafayette returned to the United States in 1824. His tour carries key lessons for a country still fighting over how to remember its past.
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Aug 25, 2026
Annie Lowrey, the author of "The Time Tax," explains how the government steals Americans' time — on purpose.
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Aug 25, 2026
The Iran war was supposed to expose China's weakness on oil, but it didn't quite work out that way.
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Aug 25, 2026
The Iran war was supposed to expose China's weakness on oil, but it didn't quite work out that way.
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Aug 24, 2026
Readers respond to a column by Thomas L. Friedman about Iran's strategy to avoid losing the war. Also: the legacy of Tommy John.
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Aug 24, 2026
Mark Carney has chosen suffering, but he did what Canadians elected him to do.
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Aug 24, 2026
Private equity and Big Tech have infiltrated the fashion world. How did it happen, and how can consumers shop more intentionally?
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Aug 24, 2026
The federal government was supposed to release a definition of ultraprocessed foods. What happened?
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Aug 24, 2026
Given their past, what does a future in England hold for them?
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Aug 24, 2026
Are we willing to regulate and enforce cannabis safety, especially to protect the most vulnerable among us?
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Aug 24, 2026
Given their past, what does a future in England hold for them?
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Aug 24, 2026
The future's a riddle. Shakespeare isn't.
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Aug 24, 2026
The class-based violence of the past was part of a broader struggle. Today, the violence is the end in itself.
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Aug 24, 2026
The model collapse scenario threatens to wipe out whatever gains chatbots like Claude enjoyed from being trained on books in the first place.
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Aug 24, 2026
Mark Carney has chosen suffering, but he did what Canadians elected him to do.
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Aug 24, 2026
President Trump needs to face reality on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Aug 23, 2026
Musicians have a special tendency to elevate their teachers to divine status. It's the worst thing a serious artist can do.
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Aug 23, 2026
Readers respond to a guest column outlining what Democrats need to do when selecting a presidential candidate. Also, President Trump's health reports; video at the Supreme Court.
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Aug 23, 2026
World War II proves the government can intervene directly to fix the housing crisis.
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Aug 23, 2026
Four years at Harvard won't corrupt your children.
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Aug 23, 2026
Democrats paid a price for forming their politics on Twitter; the right will pay a price for forming theirs on X.
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Aug 23, 2026
As New Yorkers, we're used to negotiating over tiny patches of space. But I didn't expect that to continue on the beach.
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Aug 23, 2026
Musicians have a special tendency to elevate their teachers to divine status. It's the worst thing a serious artist can do.
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Aug 23, 2026
‘The Odyssey' and ‘Barbie' show a zeitgeist shift that goes beyond Hollywood: The hero's narrative is corroding our political and public life.
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Aug 22, 2026
Or, how a river taught me how to go with the flow (sorry, had to).
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Aug 22, 2026
It's time to combat commercial surveillance with stronger laws on fair pricing.
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Aug 22, 2026
In the ancient world, debt forgiveness was a regular tool to control the economy. Why have we forgotten it?
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Aug 22, 2026
President Trump exists in a degraded, chaotic environment.
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Aug 22, 2026
Is it OK to raise this issue? I don't want to be a bother.
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Aug 22, 2026
Or, how a river taught me how to go with the flow (sorry, had to).
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Aug 22, 2026
A Democratic governor popular in a state that glows red offers lessons for winning working-class voters. For one, speak plain English.
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Aug 22, 2026
This human printer runs — but not out of ink.
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Aug 22, 2026
Readers react to a guest essay about how some patients struggle with getting off medications used to treat depression.
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Aug 22, 2026
U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion. In the ancient world, debt forgiveness was a regular tool to control the economy. Why have we forgotten it?
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Aug 22, 2026
Surveillance pricing hurts consumers. It's time to combat it with stronger laws on fair pricing.
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Aug 22, 2026
As primary results trickle in, both parties are wrestling with what they stand for — and where they're headed.
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Aug 21, 2026
China is supplying the world with E.V.s, batteries and other advanced technologies. On "The Ezra Klein Show," Brad Setser, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, explains how China's manufacturing capacity is impacting geopolitics and the U.S. economy.
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Aug 21, 2026
America's trade deficit is at roughly the same level as it was during the Biden administration. So has President Trump's trade policy achieved anything? Brad Setser, a China expert and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, weighs in on "The Ezra Klein Show."
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Aug 21, 2026
Readers respond to a therapist's essay about what's gone wrong in the field of mental health care. Also: the triumphs of ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball."
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Aug 21, 2026
China is winning the industries of the future. What should the U.S. do about it?
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Aug 21, 2026
We can do better than this. We have to.
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Aug 21, 2026
On the search for an elusive new national consensus.
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Aug 21, 2026
What if starting a family was thought of not as a privilege, but as a fundamental right?
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Aug 21, 2026
Electricians like data centers. Here's why you should, too.
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Aug 21, 2026
Art doesn't predict the future, but it can be an early warning system.
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Aug 21, 2026
Electricians like data centers. Here's why you should, too.
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Aug 21, 2026
What if starting a family was thought of not as a privilege, but as a fundamental right?
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Aug 21, 2026
We can do better than this. We have to.
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Aug 21, 2026
People want to be protected. The party's candidates can promise to do that better.
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Aug 21, 2026
China is winning the industries of the future. What should the U.S. do about it?
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Aug 21, 2026
With Iran exerting influence on the Strait of Hormuz, Houthi attacks on a nearby Red Sea passageway assume even greater importance for the world economy.
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Aug 20, 2026
Readers responded to a column begging readers not to use A.I. to write. Also, a rush to build the White House ballroom; a Trump voter's wife is detained by ICE; and Trump derangement syndrome.
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Aug 20, 2026
Democrats often don't sound as if they believe themselves. To fix that, they should listen more to acting teachers and less to pollsters.
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Aug 20, 2026
Democrats often don't sound as if they believe themselves. To fix that, they should listen more to acting teachers and less to pollsters.
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Aug 20, 2026
According to the vice president, we are wasting our freedom.
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Aug 20, 2026
More Republicans and Democrats are seeing reality for what it is. Does it matter?
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Aug 20, 2026
In an increasingly morbid world, we can learn from graveyards.
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Aug 20, 2026
The impact from the bond market sell-off could prove more enduring, wide-ranging and globally consequential than prior episodes of market volatility.
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Aug 20, 2026
The country's coming election will not be decided by the American president.
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Aug 19, 2026
The industry is long overdue for a reckoning.
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Aug 19, 2026
Trump's deportation machine has only ramped up.
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Aug 19, 2026
Readers respond to a guest essay about how the government is trying to crack down on a strategy some countries employ to lower the tariffs they pay.
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Aug 19, 2026
American democracy and American higher education are inextricable.
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Aug 19, 2026
The surrogacy industry is long overdue for a reckoning.
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Aug 19, 2026
American democracy and American higher education are inextricable.
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Aug 19, 2026
Revenge shapes the president's priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government.
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Aug 19, 2026
The four-year degree isn't just an economic signal; it's become a lifestyle determinant.
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Aug 19, 2026
A McKenna West-type debacle happened before, and it will happen again.
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Aug 19, 2026
The lust for vengeance shapes the president's priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government.
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Aug 19, 2026
They must embrace the heterodoxy that governs how swing voters think.
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