‘This Really Changes Things’: Three Opinion Writers on Cassidy Hutchinson’s Jan. 6 Testimony
For the past month, the House select committee on Jan. 6 has held a series of public hearings on President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Yesterday it surprised all of us with s...
29 Kesä 202220min
Is Crime That Bad, or Are the Vibes Just Off?
From New York to San Francisco, there’s a sense that crime is on the rise in American cities. And in some ways, that’s true: Violent crime has risen. Murders are up nearly 40 percent since 2019. But p...
22 Kesä 202236min
Who Can Write About What? A Conversation With Roxane Gay and Jay Caspian Kang
When does creative license become cultural appropriation? Take “American Dirt” and “The Help,” two books by white authors that drew criticism for their portrayals of characters of color. Artists’ job ...
15 Kesä 202227min
Best- and Worst-Case Outcomes of the Jan. 6 Public Hearings
On Thursday, a bipartisan House select committee will begin public hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. The weeks ahead will be awash with news as the committee reveals what happened in ...
8 Kesä 202232min
A Debate Over ‘Common Sense’ Gun Legislation
The recent shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, indicate that gun violence, and how to address it, is a conversation we unfortunately need to keep having. But what policies would make a difference ...
1 Kesä 202229min
Who Decides the Right Way to Protest?
Two years ago, the murder of George Floyd sparked protests across America, gathering an estimated 15 million people into the streets during the summer of 2020. Since then, Americans of all political p...
25 Touko 202233min
The Economy Is Weird. Two Experts on Where It Goes From Here.
If you’re confused about the current state of the economy and where it’s headed, you’re not alone. The United States is experiencing inflation at the highest rate since the 1980s, and most Americans g...
18 Touko 202227min
Trump, the Primaries and the ‘Populism of Resentment’ Shaping the G.O.P.
May is chock-full of primary elections, and they are starting to provide a picture of how deep the G.O.P. is entrenched in Trumpism. J.D. Vance, the 37-year-old venture capitalist and author of the ac...
11 Touko 202232min
