Editorial
A Fair Chance After a Conviction
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The Obama administration has worked hard to ease the marginalization of millions of Americans with criminal records.
In 1991, Saddam Hussein’s troops set off an inferno in Kuwait, creating an environmental catastrophe.
The Obama administration has worked hard to ease the marginalization of millions of Americans with criminal records.
On divorce, Pope Francis renegotiates his church’s liberal-conservative divide. 
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April is the cruelest month, especially since the gory “Game of Thrones” is back. Comments
The children’s author, who turns 100 on Tuesday, speaks about her characters, her life and her wisdom. Comments
For the very first time, people are openly vying for the organization’s top post.
The Internet giant must do a better job of enforcing its gun sale ban.
Humans aren’t so special. Animals think much more deeply than we imagine. Comments
Our political polarization leads to bigotry and contempt, and undermines our country’s place in the world. Comments
It was the beginning of the end of the war on drugs.
The majority of Tommy John surgeries in this country were performed on teenagers.
They’re heroes or buffoons. And they never actually teach. Comments
Life in the new tech workplace is suspiciously like life in the old sweatshop. Comments
In the 19th century, young people flocked to the democratic process. Here’s how to get them back.
Britain is my home. But some of my compatriots have trouble with that.
Reading too much into a person’s playlist.
The controversial ‘Triple Package’ theory of why some people thrive is finally rigorously debunked.
A philosopher on humane treatment for animals, surfing, and baking bread.
Readers appraise his successes and failures, and muse about what could have been.
Candidates come to check out our New York values.
Groundbreaking films selected from the Sundance Film Festival explore a range of topics and new approaches to nonfiction, 3D storytelling. Comments
Bad arguments are bad arguments even when used against a bad guy.
And tents from Tentasee.
A new anthology of essays from The New York Times philosophy series on topics ranging from science, consciousness and morality to war, gun control, procreation and the gender divide.
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