Editorial
Paul Ryan, Brought Down to Size
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
His defeat on health care proved what many have known: His reputation as a big thinker was hollow. Comments
President Trump has said Obamacare might collapse. But it would probably take some pushing by his administration for that to happen. Comments
His defeat on health care proved what many have known: His reputation as a big thinker was hollow. Comments
After the health care debacle, Republicans desperately need a win. Moreover, they are massively underestimating how hard tax reform is going to be. Comments
Truculent Trump has abdicated responsibility. Europe must step into the void. Comments
If Trump explodes private markets, socialized medicine will ultimately grow. Comments
Republicans know what those images look like and who they appeal to.
Don’t patronize them, fear them. And for God’s sake don’t eat them. Comments
As Sunday proved, Putin has failed to crush the spirit and courage of Russian citizens.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to slash visiting hours at New York’s maximum-security prisons should die quickly.
The energy secretary complained that students colluded to advance “diversity” over democracy at Texas A&M.; Comments
Many first-generation college students need help planning the arc of their studies when they see thousands of courses to pick from. Comments
The opinion columnist Andrew Rosenthal on the assault on climate protections, the Russian collusion saga, and Republican governors.
“Where does the sun go? Can girls be robots? Why don’t worms have faces?” A little girl wants to know. Comments
Readers give advice to the president, Democrats and the American public on the next move.
The president whose name is now emblazoned across the building is now seeking to eliminate the arts funding organization he has displaced.
Public health specialists explain why focusing on births to low-income women is wrong.
Readers don’t plan to follow the advice offered by a conservative essay writer.
An antiquarian bookseller writes that the recording of scents in old books is a worthy project.
Readers discuss problematic widespread views of the disease.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been criticized by rights activists for failing to speak out on the politically delicate issue of Rohingya Muslims.
A reader questions why the president’s son-in-law met with the head of a Russian bank, and “just whose interests they represent.”
A risk management consultant describes the precautionary steps that can be taken to ensure the vote’s integrity.
A privacy expert warns that some of the information collected on Americans during surveillance of Russia may not have been “incidental.”
A gay character? This progressive open-mindedness will not stand!
Readers discuss how the failure to pass a health bill reflects on the House speaker.
The release of Egypt’s former dictator shows that our new rulers have as much contempt for justice as he did.
The Israeli government has made clear that it intends to fight a war every few years — whether its enemies want one or not.
What ever happened to the “gangbanger”?
The European Union is all about elite management, treaty law and money-grubbing. Britain must take back democratic control.
One of the only female combat photographers in the war was also the most daring.
The Republican Party can’t pass a health care bill because it has no coherent health care agenda.
Muslims can’t support liberal values only when they are convenient.
At its core, the film is all about the continuing impact of slavery on American life.
Mr. Trump’s inaugural budget blueprint is a narrow-minded document that sacrifices American innovation to small-bore politics. Comments
Stories from young people who, under the Obama administration, were spared deportation and permitted to work. Now, their status is in jeopardy.
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October 19, 2016, 5:43 PM