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Decoding JD Vance’s Brand of Nationalism
What do conservatives mean when they say that America is not “an idea”? The answer is key to understanding the 2024 election.
By Farah Stockman
What do conservatives mean when they say that America is not “an idea”? The answer is key to understanding the 2024 election.
By Farah Stockman
Voters need a chance to see how the two candidates handle close public scrutiny in debates, interviews and informal events.
By The Editorial Board
Precedent and the rule of law? Not if it gets in the way.
By Jesse Wegman
He did what Trump would never do: place the national interest above his own pride and ambition.
By The Editorial Board
Evan Gershkovich is a victim of Putin’s campaign to silence independent journalism in Russia.
By The Editorial Board
Any attempt to resolve an election through violence is abhorrent.
By The Editorial Board
But the conservative justices can’t distance themselves from the significant damage they have caused.
By Jesse Wegman
He failed the tests of leadership and betrayed America. Voters must stand up to him in November.
By The Editorial Board
It’s getting harder to ignore the charismatic politicians who have been trying to support Biden.
By Mara Gay
The longer Democrats delay in getting Biden to stand down, the harder it will be to replace him.
By The Editorial Board
It is increasingly clear that Europeans need to shoulder more responsibility for their own defense.
By Farah Stockman
In a step toward monarchy, the bedrock principle that presidents are not above the law has been set aside.
By The Editorial Board
The president’s inadequate performance in the debate made it clear he is not the man he was four years ago.
By The Editorial Board
Russian émigrés have always had complicated feelings about their homeland. The war in Ukraine adds shame to the mix.
By Serge Schmemann
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Jennifer Harris is the intellectual force driving the administration’s approach to trade and economic policies.
By Farah Stockman
A ruling on technical grounds means a widely used drug will soon come under attack again.
By Jesse Wegman
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s misguided decision would be a huge setback for the quality of life in the nation’s largest city.
By The Editorial Board
The former president’s conviction in a New York criminal trial revealed, yet again, why he is unfit for office.
By The Editorial Board
They may not win the state in the Electoral College, but Democrats may improve their chances in the statehouse.
By Mara Gay and Damon Winter
Georgia’s new law against foreign influence is actually a troubling sign of Putin’s influence in Ukraine’s neighbors.
By Serge Schmemann
The Fresh Air Fund gave one Queens native a year of career exploration and outdoor activities.
By The Editorial Board
Congress and the judiciary can no longer allow a few justices to trample on the court’s reputation.
By Jesse Wegman
An interview with America’s top public health official about new challenges and the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Jyoti Thottam
Chris Gibbs has a message for Democrats who have given up on winning in rural America.
By Farah Stockman and Damon Winter
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Colleges have failed to strike a balance between academic freedom and free speech during this spring’s protests.
By The Editorial Board
If everything is just a tabloid joke, can Trump be found guilty of a real crime?
By Jesse Wegman
Student protests at their core are really an extension of education by other means.
By Serge Schmemann
But several members of the Supreme Court seem willing to put presidents above the rule of law.
By Jesse Wegman
The left’s position on Israel has now become the Democratic Party’s, hinting at greater influence to come.
By Mara Gay
Donald Trump is enjoying the same guarantees of fairness and due process before the law that he sought to deny to others during his term.
By The Editorial Board
The Biden administration wants to lift damaging oil sanctions but is caught in a political bind with Venezuela’s dictator.
By Farah Stockman
Israel’s leader has turned his back on America’s entreaties.
By The Editorial Board
House Speaker Mike Johnson should allow an aid package for Ukraine to come to a vote.
By The Editorial Board
A big investment in semiconductors could transform the relationship between the United States and its neighbors.
By Farah Stockman
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How do you build a strong party when your money is also going to a candidate’s legal bills?
By Michelle Cottle
A lawsuit that restricts a widely used abortion drug is unlikely to be the last challenge to Americans’ reproductive freedom.
By The Editorial Board
A small New Jersey town allows two homes on each lot, making room for more housing and more people.
By Binyamin Appelbaum
Two Americans are among the 22 journalists behind bars in Russia.
By The Editorial Board
How a South Carolina activist stays motivated even when the political odds look bleak.
By Mara Gay
Donald Trump has used the presidential primaries to purge his party of dissent. Republicans have lost the capacity to serve as a check on his power.
By The Editorial Board
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