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    The Editorial Board

    Trump Left the Justice Dept. No Choice

    A commander in chief stands accused of endangering national security.

     By The Editorial Board

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    Guest Essay

    How to Convict Trump

    The special counsel has four hurdles to overcome.

     By Norman Eisen, Andrew Weissmann and Joyce Vance

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    Paul Krugman

    Wonking Out: How Low Must Inflation Go?

    Should it be 2 percent or bust? Probably not.

     By Paul Krugman

  1. Guest Essay
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    Big Tech Is Bad. Big A.I. Will Be Worse.

    How history has shown that the concentration of A.I. development in the hands of two powerful companies will lead to the technology being deployed in ways that will hurt humanity.

     By Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson

  2. Farhad Manjoo
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    Gavin Newsom, Please Don’t Cut Public Transit Funds. That’s Short-Term Thinking.

    Even in a tough budget year, more investment in transit would be money well spent.

     By Farhad Manjoo

  3. Ross Douthat
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    Don’t Wear the Goggles. Their Vision Is Bleak.

    Why Silicon Valley wants you to live inside a virtual pod.

     By Ross Douthat

  4. Peter Coy
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    The Only Positive of Smokemageddon

    Wildfire smoke creates local cooling — for a while.

     By Peter Coy

  5. The Ezra Klein Show
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    What Communes and Other Radical Experiments in Living Together Reveal

    Intentional communities may offer solutions for loneliness and other problems of an atomized society.

     By ‘The Ezra Klein Show’

  1. Jessica Grose

    It’s Not Just Men and Boys Who Are Struggling Right Now

    Don’t forget about the women dying ‘deaths of despair.’

    By Jessica Grose

     
  2. Nicholas Kristof

    The Revolution on Your Plate

    Peter Singer and the modern animal rights movement have had a global impact — but there’s so much left to do.

    By Nicholas Kristof

     
  3. Ross Douthat

    Does the U.S. Government Want You to Believe in U.F.O.s?

    Are there crashed alien ships kept hidden in hangars?

    By Ross Douthat

     
  4. Guest Essay

    Harry Is a More Interesting Prince Than We Deserved

    He is not the first royal to give evidence. But he is the first to go to court to seek revenge for his life.

    By Tanya Gold

     
  5. Maureen Dowd

    Bathroom Reading at Mar-a-Lago

    Let’s Make America Great Again — by getting Trump out of politics.

    By Maureen Dowd

     
  6. letters

    Is Masculinity in Crisis?

    Readers discuss a column by David French about the virtues of masculinity and how they get distorted.

     
  7. Guest Essay

    When Chopping Down Trees Is a Gift to the Environment

    We can’t afford to rob biodiversity to pay for the climate.

    By Robert Langellier and Terra Fondriest

     
  8. The Editorial Board

    Trump Left the Justice Dept. No Choice

    A commander in chief stands accused of endangering national security.

    By The Editorial Board

     
  9. Peter Coy

    The Only Positive of Smokemageddon

    Wildfire smoke creates local cooling — for a while.

    By Peter Coy

     
  10. Paul Krugman

    Wonking Out: How Low Must Inflation Go?

    Should it be 2 percent or bust? Probably not.

    By Paul Krugman