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Published 2026-09-12

Was Francis Fukuyama Right All Along?

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The political scientist Francis Fukuyama looks back on his 1992 book, “The End of History and the Last Man,” and what it has predicted about the state of liberalism today.
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The political scientist Francis Fukuyama looks back on his 1992 book, “The End of History and the Last Man,” and what it has predicted about the state of liberalism today.
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Published 2026-08-31

This Is Why People Hate the Government

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Annie Lowrey, the author of “The Time Tax,” explains how the government steals Americans’ time — on purpose.
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Annie Lowrey, the author of “The Time Tax,” explains how the government steals Americans’ time — on purpose.
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Published 2026-08-31

Trump vs. the Bond Market

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Robin Wigglesworth of The Financial Times explains everything you need to know about the Trump administration’s meddling with the bond market.
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Robin Wigglesworth of The Financial Times explains everything you need to know about the Trump administration’s meddling with the bond market.
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Published 2026-08-18

The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control

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Helen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning.
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Helen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning.
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Published 2026-08-14

The Warring Visions of American Power

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American foreign policy is at a crossroads. Could international law provide a framework for a foreign policy after President Trump?
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American foreign policy is at a crossroads. Could international law provide a framework for a foreign policy after President Trump?
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Published 2026-08-11

Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview

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The Times columnist reflects on the seismic changes in media, religion and politics he’s witnessed in his career so far.
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The Times columnist reflects on the seismic changes in media, religion and politics he’s witnessed in his career so far.
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Published 2026-07-31

How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman

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The New York Times correspondent says 70 percent of the president’s mind is dedicated to White House renovations.
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The New York Times correspondent says 70 percent of the president’s mind is dedicated to White House renovations.
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Published 2026-07-28

The Democratic Party Needs Change

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Ben Wikler, a former state party chair, thinks the Democratic Party needs to reinvent itself.
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Ben Wikler, a former state party chair, thinks the Democratic Party needs to reinvent itself.
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Published 2026-07-20

What Americans Need to Understand About China

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Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister of Australia, went back to school to try to understand how the Chinese president thinks.
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Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister of Australia, went back to school to try to understand how the Chinese president thinks.
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Published 2026-07-10

The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

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Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.
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Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.
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Published 2026-07-07

A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians

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The old solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict don’t seem to fit the present reality. A Land for All proposes an alternative.
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The old solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict don’t seem to fit the present reality. A Land for All proposes an alternative.
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Published 2026-07-03

The America That’s Still Possible

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On America’s 250th anniversary, Bryan Stevenson, a civil rights lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, looks toward the work that is ahead for the country.
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On America’s 250th anniversary, Bryan Stevenson, a civil rights lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, looks toward the work that is ahead for the country.
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Published 2026-06-19

I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel

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The 2010 novel “Super Sad True Love Story” foreshadowed our current world. So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it.
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The 2010 novel “Super Sad True Love Story” foreshadowed our current world. So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it.
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Published 2026-05-19

How to End the Gerrymandering Doom Loop Forever

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The political scientist Lee Drutman argues that we should switch to a system of proportional representation and put an end to our “trench warfare politics.”
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The political scientist Lee Drutman argues that we should switch to a system of proportional representation and put an end to our “trench warfare politics.”
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Published 2026-04-30

What Worries Me Most About ‘Abundance’

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It’s been a big year for the abundance movement, but what has it really achieved? Ezra Klein talks with his “Abundance” co-author Derek Thompson and with Marc Dunkelman, the author of “Why Nothing Works.”
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It’s been a big year for the abundance movement, but what has it really achieved? Ezra Klein talks with his “Abundance” co-author Derek Thompson and with Marc Dunkelman, the author of “Why Nothing Works.”
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Published 2026-04-27

Why Are Palantir and OpenAI Scared of Alex Bores?

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Alex Bores is trying to win a congressional seat to represent part of New York City. Here’s why A.I. executives are funding the effort to stop him.
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Alex Bores is trying to win a congressional seat to represent part of New York City. Here’s why A.I. executives are funding the effort to stop him.
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Published 2026-04-14

Reckoning With Israel’s ‘One-State Reality’

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The political scientists Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch discuss Israel’s continued expansion into the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon.
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The political scientists Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch discuss Israel’s continued expansion into the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon.
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Published 2026-04-10

Fareed Zakaria on the Moral Cost of Trump’s War

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The foreign policy analyst Fareed Zakaria explains how the Iran war has been a turning point in America’s standing in the world.
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The foreign policy analyst Fareed Zakaria explains how the Iran war has been a turning point in America’s standing in the world.
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Published 2026-04-06

Is Iran Winning?

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The Iran expert Suzanne Maloney explains why Iran believes it has the upper hand.
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The Iran expert Suzanne Maloney explains why Iran believes it has the upper hand.
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Published 2026-03-27

Will Iran Break Trumpism?

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The right-wing thinker Christopher Caldwell believes the Iran war is the end of Trumpism. Is he right? What was Trumpism in the first place?
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The right-wing thinker Christopher Caldwell believes the Iran war is the end of Trumpism. Is he right? What was Trumpism in the first place?
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Published 2026-03-24

What Happens if 20 Percent of the World’s Oil Disappears?

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The war with Iran could change how the whole world thinks about energy security in the future. The energy policy expert Jason Bordoff explains.
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The war with Iran could change how the whole world thinks about energy security in the future. The energy policy expert Jason Bordoff explains.
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Published 2026-03-14

What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran

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Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran.
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Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, explains the history of miscalculations that led to the war in Iran.
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Published 2026-03-10

I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War

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Nadia Schadlow, a deputy national security adviser during Trump’s first term, explains how the U.S.-Israel war with Iran fits in with an “America first” agenda.
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Nadia Schadlow, a deputy national security adviser during Trump’s first term, explains how the U.S.-Israel war with Iran fits in with an “America first” agenda.
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