Opinion

Jessica GroseIt’s Not a Mystery Why Fertility Rates Are DecliningMore and more, smaller families and a more manageable work-life balance are the goal. By Jessica GroseCreditEleanor Davis

It’s Not a Mystery Why Fertility Rates Are Declining

More and more, smaller families and a more manageable work-life balance are the goal.

Guest EssayHow to Be OldMy advice for how to keep living. By Roger RosenblattCreditDaniel Forero

How to Be Old

My advice for how to keep living.

john McwhorterA Black Helen of Troy? Fine. A White Obama? Not Yet.There are good reasons white actors should not be playing Black characters in our moment By John McWhorterCreditPablo Delcan

A Black Helen of Troy? Fine. A White Obama? Not Yet.

There are good reasons white actors should not be playing Black characters in our moment

Guest EssayNine Months of Medical Attention. Then Almost Nothing.One year after my daughter’s birth, I’m still experiencing health complications. By Sejal HathiCreditZack Nathanson

Nine Months of Medical Attention. Then Almost Nothing.

One year after my daughter’s birth, I’m still experiencing health complications.

My Wife Disappeared Into El Salvador’s Prison System. When Will She Come Home?The cost of Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on crime is too high. By Louis BenavidesCreditTerra KeckGuest Essay

My Wife Disappeared Into El Salvador’s Prison System. When Will She Come Home?

The cost of Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on crime is too high.

The Brain Is the New BellyWe’ve never been so mindful of our minds By Frank BruniCreditBen WisemanFrank Bruni

The Brain Is the New Belly

We’ve never been so mindful of our minds

Iran Is Trolling Us and We’re Not Doing Anything About ItThis is a novel form of propaganda. By Jessica BrandtCreditIrene SuosaloGuest Essay

Iran Is Trolling Us and We’re Not Doing Anything About It

This is a novel form of propaganda.

The Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at LastThree centuries late and not a moment too soon.  By Andrew S. CurranCreditMichael KennedyGuest Essay

The Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last

Three centuries late and not a moment too soon.

By Andrew S. Curran

Falling Test Scores: Reasons and FixesReaders discuss data showing lower reading and math scores. Also: The yuppie factor. CreditThe New York Timesletters

Falling Test Scores: Reasons and Fixes

Readers discuss data showing lower reading and math scores. Also: The yuppie factor.

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The Ezra Klein ShowYuval Noah Harari on the Mistake Strongmen Keep MakingThe best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Nexus” discusses the core delusions deranging our politics.By Ezra Klein and Annie Galvin

Yuval Noah Harari on the Mistake Strongmen Keep Making

The best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Nexus” discusses the core delusions deranging our politics.

By Ezra Klein and Annie Galvin

TimesVideoYuval Noah Harari on the Mistake Strongmen Keep MakingThe best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Nexus” discusses the core delusions deranging our politics.By ‘The Ezra Klein Show’

Yuval Noah Harari on the Mistake Strongmen Keep Making

The best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Nexus” discusses the core delusions deranging our politics.

By ‘The Ezra Klein Show’

Guest EssayThe Pope’s Encyclical on A.I. Is Disappointingly Mild“Magnifica Humanitas” was measured and cautious.By Matthew Walther

The Pope’s Encyclical on A.I. Is Disappointingly Mild

“Magnifica Humanitas” was measured and cautious.

The Case for California’s Billionaire Wealth TaxSilicon Valley’s growth over recent decades has made California rich — and one of the most unequal places in America.By Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman

The Case for California’s Billionaire Wealth Tax

Silicon Valley’s growth over recent decades has made California rich — and one of the most unequal places in America.

By Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman

Guest EssayProgressives Are Listening to the Wrong People on A.I.An obsession with the most doomer prospects of A.I. is blinding progressives from thinking about serious, realistic policies.By Eoin Higgins

Progressives Are Listening to the Wrong People on A.I.

An obsession with the most doomer prospects of A.I. is blinding progressives from thinking about serious, realistic policies.

Guest EssayWe Democrats Need to Change Course on IsraelWe must use our leverage to end Israel’s occupation and establish two states with full political and legal rights for all.By Chris Van Hollen

We Democrats Need to Change Course on Israel

We must use our leverage to end Israel’s occupation and establish two states with full political and legal rights for all.

By Chris Van Hollen

Guest EssayIt’s Becoming Impossible to Know How Your Kid Is Doing in SchoolGrades are going up and test scores are going down.By Ariel Kalil and Derek Rury

It’s Becoming Impossible to Know How Your Kid Is Doing in School

Grades are going up and test scores are going down.

By Ariel Kalil and Derek Rury

lettersFalling Test Scores: Reasons and FixesReaders discuss data showing lower reading and math scores. Also: The yuppie factor.

Falling Test Scores: Reasons and Fixes

Readers discuss data showing lower reading and math scores. Also: The yuppie factor.

The Brain Is the New BellyWe’ve never been so mindful of our mindsBy Frank Bruni

The Brain Is the New Belly

We’ve never been so mindful of our minds

Guest EssayIran Is Trolling Us and We’re Not Doing Anything About ItThis is a novel form of propaganda.By Jessica Brandt

Iran Is Trolling Us and We’re Not Doing Anything About It

This is a novel form of propaganda.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/section/opinion