Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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09/27/2023
Opinion: In Bogotá’s poorest quarters, women glimpse a future with more choices
One day in the distant future, caregiving could be as celebrated as carrying a football into an end zone. Rather than toil in the shadows, people who juggle children and aging parents might be applauded for their skills — or stopped on the street by admirers.
09/06/2023
Opinion: Tired of feeling hopeless about climate change? Take a look at these charts.
Charts that illustrate the effects of climate change often share a distinct feature: that alarming, bright-red line.
07/03/2023
Opinion: Is guilt-free meat possible?
If you haven’t noticed, a lot of people have stopped eating octopus.
06/29/2023
Australia offers MDMA drug therapy for PTSD, a world first
The scientist held up the container of clear liquid and examined it. At a rave, it could be sold by its street names “ecstasy” or “molly.” But here, in a university lab in one of the most remote cities in the world, experts are harnessing MDMA with a therapeutic purpose in mind.
05/12/2023
Opinion: There’s no mystery about why the U.S. has so many gun deaths
The tragic mass shooting last weekend in a Dallas suburb took place as I was leaving the country to visit Britain. I might as well have taken one of Elon Musk’s rockets and landed on a different planet.
05/02/2023
Opinion: Can the Capitol hold a much bigger House? Yes, here’s how it would look.
In recent installments of my series on renovating our democracy, I have argued that increasing the size of the U.S. House of Representatives can help us achieve more inclusive, responsive and energetic governance while reconnecting members to their constituents.
05/02/2023
Opinion: Biden’s vaccine project needs to be more like Operation Warp Speed
President Biden’s new $5 billion public-private partnership known as Project Next Gen is meant to accelerate the development of new coronavirus vaccines and treatments, much as Operation Warp Speed created some of the first vaccines against the coronavirus.
Opinion: Illiberalism is a threat to democracy — on the right and left
In middle school, I played on a football team that lost every game. Our coaches tried to keep our spirits high by reciting the proverb once heard on fields and courts across the country: It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.
03/30/2023
Opinion: Tolerance is a muscle. The Navy shows why.
On the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, I was on a call with an Army veteran whose service in the late 1980s and early 1990s spanned the Gulf War.
03/28/2023
Opinion: Just how big should the House be? Let’s do the math.
We all know that democracy is about words and law, oratory and policy. But democracy is also about math.
03/08/2023
Opinion: A son kneels for the anthem. A father raises the flag. Both are patriots.
One morning many years ago, my young son wondered why our car was idling in the middle of the road.
02/06/2023