Opinion
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The U.S. Is Losing Its Military Edge in Asia, and China Knows It
A Chinese fighter jet veered in front of an Australian military surveillance aircraft over international waters in the South China…
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After the Jan. 6 Hearings, Will Trump Face Criminal Charges?
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Wednesdays. Last week,…
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Who Can Write About What? A Conversation With Roxane Gay and Jay Caspian Kang.
Produced by ‘The Argument’ When does creative license become cultural appropriation? Take “American Dirt” and “The Help,” two books by…
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How America Lost Its Edge
I’ve just finished a long European tour. No, I wasn’t playing Very Important Pundit, interviewing political and business leaders (although…
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There Are No Winners on Team Chicken
“Team Normal” and “Rudy’s Team.” This is how Bill Stepien, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, categorized the two camps of…
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Five Blunt Truths About the War in Ukraine
Five sentences sum up the war in Ukraine as it stands now. The Russians are running out of precision-guided weapons.…
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Saudi Arabia Should Take a Mulligan on Golf. Here’s What It Can Do Instead.
In 1989, I published a book about the Middle East, “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” and after it came out my…
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Republicans Want to ‘Harden’ Schools. That’s an Awful Euphemism.
I must admit that, as the armchair sort that I am, I hadn’t heard the term “hardening” in relation to…
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We Know How America Got Such a Corporate-Friendly Court
With the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Federalist Society appears poised for a triumph. This organization of conservative…
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Germany’s Chancellor Promised to Deter Putin. Then He Did Nothing.
BERLIN — In a time of war, every day counts. When Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Germany…