EDITORIAL
Mr. Trump on Afghanistan: More of the Same; No End in Sight
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The president’s vague plan can’t be called a strategy. His goal, other than “victory” in a war that’s gone on for 16 years, is unclear. 
ROGER COHEN
Trump’s Afghan Illusions
The new Afghan strategy is a mess because it has no diplomatic component.
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
From Kabul to Baghdad, My Bird’s-Eye View
A five-nation tour offered a close look at the war on terror and disturbing context for Trump’s plans for Afghanistan.
ANNA SAUERBREY
How Germany Deals With Neo-Nazis
And why, even after Charlottesville, America has the better approach.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Dick Gregory Was a Sledgehammer of Truth
By ROY WOOD JR.
Watching the legend in person made me desperate to tell jokes with his piercing honesty.
OP-DOCS
Have Head Shot, Seeking Wife
By ZUKI JUNO TOBGYE
Is a single photograph enough to find your soul mate?
LINDY WEST
The Right Way to Brag on Instagram
Tips for the spouses of cabinet secretaries or anyone else who needs them.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Barcelona Dares to Stay Open
By CARLOS DELCLÓS
In response to terrorism, Catalonia refuses to fall prey to fear or xenophobia.
ROGER COHEN
Military Valor and Presidential Vacillation
Serving a commander in chief who knows nothing of personal sacrifice.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Why Trump Loves Arizona
By TOM ZOELLNER
The state’s ideas and style match those of the 45th president. What better place for him to revert to his natural form?
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Why Trump Is Right to Get Tough With Pakistan
By ZALMAY KHALILZAD
The success of the president’s Afghan strategy will turn on ending Pakistani impunity for sheltering terrorists.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
No Alternative for The Village Voice
By TOM ROBBINS
The end of the print edition of The Village Voice has the unmistakable feel of one more piece of Old New York slipping away.
EDITORIAL
Mr. Trump Sides With Wall Street; You Lose
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
If the Trump administration gets its way, an Obama-era rule to protect retirement savings will not be enforced until mid-2019, at the earliest.
OPINION
Steve Mnuchin’s Wife Has a Talent for Being Tone-Deaf
By TARIRO MZEZEWA
When Louise Linton is done apologizing for her latest gaffe, maybe she’ll join me for dinner at my grandmother’s in Zambia.
LETTERS
President Trump’s Speech on Afghanistan
Readers object to spilling more blood without a clear end in sight.
LETTERS
Seeing Unity and Enlightenment in Solar Show
The eclipse brings to readers much more than a moon shadow.
LETTER
Praise for Chief Executives Who Quit Advisory Panels
Readers urge them to “go beyond mere gestures” and warn of presidential reprisals.
LETTER
Single-Payer Rigidity
Two retired doctors fear that rigid support for a single-payer system could backfire.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Why I Refuse to Avoid White People
By CHLOÉ VALDARY
Hearing the words “white power” is deeply painful for me as a black woman. But it’s worse for the broken people chanting them.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Back to Nation-Building in Afghanistan. Good.
By MAX BOOT
The president denies it, but that is what extending the American military presence means. And it’s the right policy.
PATRICK CHAPPATTE
The four features below have received nominations for the 2017 News and Documentary Emmy Awards.
OP-DOCS
‘The Voter Suppression Trail’
By CHRIS BAKER, BRIAN MOORE and MIKE LACHER
Find out if your vote can survive the great, flawed adventure of American democracy.
OP-DOCS
The Click Effect
By SANDY SMOLAN
Dive under the sea and listen to the language of dolphins and whales in virtual reality.
PAMELA DRUCKERMAN
‘If I Sleep for an Hour, 30 People Will Die’
A World War II hero saved the lives of rebels and refugees. Now it’s our turn.
VIETNAM ’67
Reading Vietnam
By CLAY RISEN
I used to think “Dispatches” was the greatest book on the war. Now I’m not so sure.
LETTER
Chinese Students and ‘Obedient Autonomy’
An anthropologist says the term “has little to do with people monitoring themselves or others.”
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Why More Migrants Are Dying in the Sahara
By JOE PENNEY
Niger’s E.U.-funded crackdown on smuggling is pushing desperate people to attempt more hazardous desert routes.
OPINION
By Day, the Sky Was Black. By Night, We Were Talking Af-Pak.
By BARI WEISS
For a few hours, the nation was captivated by celestial splendor. But by sundown, attention shifted to more earthly matters.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
A New Tune on Women’s Rights in the Arab World
By SHEREEN EL FEKI
Recent reform of rape laws in several countries is welcome, but changing cultural attitudes is harder.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Can Fearless Journalism Survive Rodrigo Duterte?
By CLINTON PALANCA
The Philippines’ president is forcing an independent newspaper into the hands of one of his allies.
EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK
The Game of the Name
By CLYDE HABERMAN
Is it worth it for the M.T.A. to brand subway stops? The Irish Spring Street station?
VIETNAM ’67
Why Vietnam Was Unwinnable
By KEVIN BOYLAN
Revisionist historians argue that America could have prevailed, but the media and politics got in the way. It’s not that easy.
ON CAMPUS
My University Is Named for Robert E. Lee. What Now?
By PASQUALE S. TOSCANO
We need to change how we honor this former college president.
DAVID BROOKS
What Moderates Believe
Instead of ideology, moderation is a way of coping with the complexity of the world.
Vietnam ’67: A Newsletter About the War
Patrick Christain/Getty Images
Examining America’s long war in Southeast Asia through the course of a single year.
