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David French on the Case for Banning TikTok
The Supreme Court seems ready to uphold the law that would ban TikTok unless the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells it to a U.S. buyer. T…
1 year ago
When We Face the End of Life, ‘It’s Not Sadness We Should Fear. It’s Regret.’
Sarah Wildman lost her 14-year-old daughter, Orli, to cancer in March 2023. Before she died, Orli had questions about the end of her life, but as Wil…
1 year ago
A Deceptively Simple Way to Rebuild Trust in Scary Times
As the world grows increasingly fractured, taking the time to engage with strangers has become even more important. The artist and graphic journalist…
1 year ago
There’s More to Wine Than Just a Cancer Warning
Vivek Murthy, the surgeon general, recently recommended that cancer warnings be included on all alcohol products. The author and wine enthusiast Bori…
1 year ago
Trump’s Attack on D.E.I. Will Cost Us All
In two weeks, the Biden administration will step down, and with it, the most diverse cabinet in American history. In this episode, The Times’s editor…
1 year ago
This Diet Buzzword Is Misleading
President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been critical of ultraprocessed foods. But how ba…
1 year ago
Dead Squirrels, TikTok Bops and Raw Milk: The Internet Slop of 2024
In a time when the internet is teeming with content and hyperfragmented, how do you determine which memes, viral videos and ideas actually matter? Th…
1 year ago
See Ya, 2024. Here’s What We Loved.
As the year comes to an end, Times Opinion staff members — and our listeners — shared the things from 2024 they wanted to take with them into the new…
1 year ago
What the World Gets Wrong About Jimmy Carter’s Legacy
President Jimmy Carter had a rich legacy, often marred by misunderstandings. Despite lasting only one term, his work post-presidency stands tall in i…
1 year ago
The Secrets of the World’s Favorite Smell
The scent of vanilla is instantly recognizable — it’s also in danger of disappearing. In this ode to the vanilla bean, writer Aimee Nezhukumatathil e…
1 year ago