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I can’t promise this will prolong your life. But it will improve it. comment icon Comments

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Editorial

Don’t Abandon America’s Afghan Helpers

Thousands of Afghan interpreters who have applied for resettlement in the United States could be left in the lurch if a defense bill is not amended.

DAVID BROOKS

If Not Trump, What?

It’s time to step back, take the long view and begin healing the pain that the campaign has illuminated. comment icon Comments

PAUL KRUGMAN

Wrath of the Conned

The divergent outcomes of the presidential nominating processes is a tale of two very different parties. comment icon Comments

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The First Global Terrorists Were Anarchists in the 1890s

And then as now, migrants and civil liberties paid the price.

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE

Chappatte on Donald Trump and the G.O.P.

Mr. Trump looks set to be the Republican nominee.

Opinion

A Mine vs. a Million Monarchs

A Mexican conglomerate wants to revive mining in a protected reserve for monarch butterflies.

Gray Matter

Don’t Treat Young Adults as Teenagers

Raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 21 is misguided.

America's Election Mixtape

Singers write the song, but politicians — and the voters — decide the meaning.

Letters

Aid in Dying: A Good or a Harm?

Advocates on both sides of the issue respond.

Taking Note

Carry-Ons Bristle With Loaded Guns At Airport Security

A handgun discovered in a passenger’s carry-on at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Transportation Security Agency, via European Pressphoto Agency

Packing a gun in your carry-on is illegal, but that doesn’t stop thousands of people from trying it every year.

Letters

Virginia’s Move to Uphold Voting Rights for Felons

A former city probation commissioner praises Virginia’s move to give convicted felons the vote; another reader says voter turnout relies on inclusivity.

Opinion

Racism Is Real. Trump Helps Show It.

His candidacy has brought prejudice into the open, and I’m glad. comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

What It’s Like to Write Jokes for President Obama

He’s a natural comedian, and his administration knows how to use that. comment icon Comments

Letter

No Trust in the Electoral Process

A reader writes that after Bush v. Gore, many assumed that the government would move to fix the system, but it hasn’t.

Letter

Restoring Coal Lands

Peabody Energy writes that it “sees our land restoration as an essential part of the mining process.”

Letter

Stopping Terrorist Recruits

The Muslim Public Affairs Council writes, “Communities should be leading on intervention and rehabilitation.”

Letter

An Outlier at Harvard: ‘I’m a Hillary Supporter’

A Clinton supporter says, “On my college campus, I might as well be Pat Buchanan.” comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

How to Prepare for the Next Recession

A downturn is inevitable, and America isn’t ready — yet.

Paul Krugman Blog

Friday Night Music: Tom Lehrer

Things haven’t changed that much …

Taking Note

The Cruz Campaign and Execution

Ted Cruz has a fascination with death. And his California campaign manager previously worked for someone who promised televised executions.

Paul Krugman Blog

Impurity in the Pursuit of Salvation Is No Vice

More about carbon taxes.

Taking Note

Congress Opens the Door to Drafting Women

Requiring women to register for the draft would be the next step in bringing gender equality to the military.

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