Goldstein: What can the US do to stabilize its relationship with China?
Lyle Goldstein National security adviser Jake Sullivan’s recent trip to Beijing is a good sign that President Joe Biden’s administration is taking U.S.-China... Read more.
McNamara: How Kamala Harris de-normalized Trump in less than 2 hours
Mary McNamara In Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris may or may not have increased her chances of becoming the 47th president.... Read more.
Behrens: Lawmakers must take action to protect children from firearms violence
Deanna Behrens, MD, FAAP Earlier this month, four people were shot to death on a train in Chicago. Two days later, four people were shot to death at a school in... Read more.
I listen for the candidate who speaks of children. All of us should.
Dan Rodricks I listen for the candidate who speaks of children — not that Americans should have more of them, but that we should take better care of the ones we... Read more.
Where Harris, Trump stand on issues is less important than you think
Dave Anderson Candidates for president of the United States typically run for office as though they were running for prime minister in a parliamentary democracy... Read more.
Will Trump ever be tried for Jan. 6? Here’s the answer that emerged from the latest hearing
Harry Litman Much remained uncertain after Thursday’s hearing on how to proceed with the federal Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump following the Supreme Court’s... Read more.
Brazil takes on Elon Musk in an effort to regulate a weapon of mass disinformation
Elizabeth Shackelford Elon Musk, the eccentric, far-right billionaire behind X (formerly Twitter), SpaceX, and Tesla is testing the world’s willingness to regulate... Read more.
Listen up, Kamala — let Trump beat Trump
Jackie Calmes Whatever else Kamala Harris is doing to prep for her debate with Donald Trump on Tuesday, she’s already shown that she knows how to handle his... Read more.
Why Trump’s ‘leave it to the states’ abortion stance ties him in knots
Jackie Calmes Watching Donald Trump regularly twist himself into a pretzel to reach a politically safe position on abortion rights would be comical if the issue... Read more.
Is nuclear arms control dead?
Daniel DePetris There was a time when the subject of nuclear weapons was so consequential to international peace that it could bring even the most intense adversaries... Read more.