The Opinions

Carlos Lozada on the vice president’s evolving views on criminal justice.

By Carlos Lozada and Jillian Weinberger

What the fiction author Curtis Sittenfeld learned in a writing competition race against the machine.

By Curtis Sittenfeld, Susannah Meadows and Phoebe Lett

Kamala Harris needs to do more to assure voters on Gaza.

By Farah Stockman and Vishakha Darbha

A columnist argues that Harris’s campaign is smart to downplay the vice president’s identity.

By Tressie McMillan Cottom and Vishakha Darbha

From the Democratic National Convention, the political strategist who coined “The economy, stupid” shares his advice for Kamala Harris’s campaign.

By James Carville and Sophia Alvarez Boyd

“I’m voting against Trump precisely because I’m conservative,” the columnist says.

By David French and Kristina Samulewski

This humble fish could play a key role in our future.

By Christopher Beckman and Derek Arthur

The columnist argues there’s a human cost to liberal purity.

By Nicholas Kristof and Jillian Weinberger

David French responds to reader reactions following his split from his church.

By David French, Aaron Retica and Vishakha Darbha

And what to do about it.

By Ruth Whippman and Vishakha Darbha

The survivors of the last atomic bombs have a warning for us in the new arms race.

By Kathleen Kingsbury, W.J. Hennigan and Phoebe Lett

Michelle Goldberg on the power of emotion in politics.

By Michelle Goldberg and Vishakha Darbha

The Olympics bring joy to viewers, but for young athletes, it can come at a high cost.

By Linda Flanagan, Vishakha Darbha and Derek Arthur

Removing the state’s encampments won’t fix the problem.

By Matthew Desmond and Jillian Weinberger

That nation’s first female Olympian argues that Taliban rule is disqualifying.

By Friba Rezayee and Derek Arthur

Nicole Allan profiled her in 2019. She explains why 2024 is Harris’s year.

By Nicole Allan and Jillian Weinberger

Nicholas Kristof argues that Biden mirroring Trump’s talking points undermines the 46th president’s legacy.

By Nicholas Kristof and Jillian Weinberger

Don’t forget how America suffered during Trump’s presidency.

By Mara Gay and Derek Arthur

Michelle Cottle on what to know ahead of J.D. Vance’s R.N.C. speech on Wednesday night.

By Michelle Cottle and Derek Arthur

David French argues “the center has to hold or we’re lost.”

By David French and Jillian Weinberger