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The Opinion Pages

R.O. Blechman
BILL KELLER

Living With the Surveillance State

We’ve gotten used to being watched. But who watches the watchers? comment icon Comment

PAUL KRUGMAN

Fight the Future

On the dangers of fiscal science fiction. comment icon Comment

Op-Ed Contributor

Turkey’s False Nostalgia

Turkey’s past is no model for a democratic future. Earlier leaders, including Ataturk, were just as authoritarian as Erdogan.

Opinionator | The Great Divide

Schooling Ourselves in an Unequal America

To regain our lead in educational achievement, we’ll have to work from the bottom up.

Editorial

The Forgotten 50,000

The next New York City mayor will inherit an overlooked emergency: homelessness comment icon Comment

Room for Debate

Making Love in the Movies

What's the difference between a good sex scene and a gratuitous one in films?

Making Love in the Movies
Op-Ed Contributor

Our Schools, Cut Off From the Web

Educational achievement, a healthy population, political participation and economic opportunity depend in significant ways on how we structure and manage our spreading digital frontier.

Editorial

Release the Facts About the I.R.S. Scandal

House Republicans talk about a White House connection, despite evidence to the contrary. It’s time they released the transcripts from their investigation.

Editorial

That Extra Hurdle at the Airport

A new report seriously questions whether the behavioral detection program is objective or worth the cost.

Opinionator | The Stone

The Faulty Logic of the ‘Math Wars’

The “reform” strategy for teaching math that has taken American schools by storm lacks a claim to the progressive values that are its chief selling point.

Opinionator | Anxiety

I Know What You Think of Me

Hearing other people’s uncensored opinions of you is an unpleasant reminder that you’re just another person in the world.

Taking Note

G.O.P. Spendthrifts Preserve Government Expansion

Republicans in the House want to keep doling out $1.6 million per prisoner per year at Guantánamo Bay.

Latitude

Japanese Idol

Japan’s most popular female musical act holds a civic lesson for politicians.

The Strip | By Brian McFadden

A weekly comic strip by Brian McFadden.

Taking Note

The Editorial Page Editor's Blog

G.O.P. Spendthrifts Preserve Government Expansion

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