Latest Articles
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LETTERS
Men, Women and Talking About Pornography
Readers respond to a column by Ross Douthat that urged restrictions.
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LETTERS
Questions for the N.R.A. and Its Members
Readers ask whose freedom counts and wonder when sportsmen will come to their senses.
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TIMESVIDEO
Trans Americans Like Me Are Worthy of Military Service
President Trump and his proposal to ban transgender people from the military is an insult to the thousands who are already serving capably.
By KRISTIN BECK
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On the Gun Debate
The shooting in Parkland, Fla., has reignited debates about legal priorities in America.
By PATRICK CHAPPATTE
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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Tyranny of the American Visa Regime
Onerous travel restrictions on journalists, academics and students go to the heart of what kind of country the United States wants to be.
By JAMES HARKIN
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LETTER
A Student’s Voice for Gun Control
A high school student asks, “Is a child’s freedom not more important than another’s hobby?”
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LETTERS
Using Our Power to Fight for Gun Laws
Readers respond to articles dealing with guns as a voter’s litmus test and arming school staff members.
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OPINION
Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism
He understood that the ends to which science could be used were forever bound up with the moral choices of its practitioners.
By ERIC HERSCHTHAL
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LETTER
A Push to Lift a Ban on Pell Grants for Prisoners
The Vera Institute of Justice says lifting the ban on Pell Grants for prisoners is a policy that both parties can support.
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LETTER
A Force for Market Stability
BlackRock officials write that exchange-traded funds act as forces of stability on high-volume trading days.