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April 9, 2026
‘This War Isn’t Over’: 3 Opinion Writers Debate What Has to Happen Next in Iran
Will the shooting really stop? What should be Trump’s red lines? A discussion on where America’s war on Iran stands.
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March 21, 2026
Iran Is a $1.3-Million-a-Minute War
We could make college accessible for all Americans, restore health care cuts and pretty much end the worst form of global hunger — and still have billions of dollars left over.
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March 18, 2026
Iran Is Already a Quagmire
Declaring victory and ending the war might not be so easy.
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March 14, 2026
Does Trump Risk Turning America Into a Rogue State?
The United States helped create safeguards to limit the brutality of war, and now I fear President Trump is dismantling them.
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March 12, 2026
‘I’m Flabbergasted by the Relentless Pessimism’: 3 Opinion Writers on Iran
Is Trump triumphing or has he committed a grave error? A debate on the Iran war.
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March 7, 2026
The ‘Arrogance of Power’ Drives War in Iran
The Iranian people are not overthrowing their government, and the war is spreading across the region.
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February 28, 2026
Regime Change in Iran? 4 Opinion Writers on Khamenei Strike.
How should Americans feel about the potential for regime change? What happens now?
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February 28, 2026
War With Iran Is a Mistake
We don’t know how likely it is that the attacks will be successful, nor what costs or risks they bring.
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February 21, 2026
Epstein Was Only One of Thousands of Traffickers in the U.S.
Every year, more than 100,000 children may be sold for sex in the United States. Are we willing to do something about that?
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February 21, 2026
‘A Cocked Pistol Aimed at Iran’
Three Opinion writers on Iran, Epstein and what power really looks like.
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February 11, 2026
Trump Is Best at Cashing In on the Presidency
New disclosures underscore that the White House is enveloped in a culture of corruption with no precedent in American history.
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February 9, 2026
What We Can Learn From Southern Red States About Education
Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a way forward.
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February 7, 2026
Lessons for America From Asia
What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?
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January 28, 2026
How to Bring Back the American Dream
Some of the best coaches we can find to help struggling children escape poverty may be other children and their families.
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January 24, 2026
The Island That Actually Matters to American Interests
The risk of Chinese aggression is hard to gauge, but it surely grows if we signal that Beijing has a free hand.
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January 21, 2026
Please, World Leaders, Don’t Appease America
We don’t want our children patrolling hostile streets in Greenland or Canada any more than in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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January 17, 2026
How War With China Begins
Even more likely than an all-out invasion of Taiwan may be “gray zone” pressures, such as cutting internet cables.
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January 14, 2026
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Unhappiness
One reason for the toxicity of American politics may be that our quality of life is slipping behind our peers’.
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