THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
China, Twitter and 20-Year-Olds vs. the Pyramids
The forces that were upholding the status quo in the Middle East have finally met an engine of change that is even more powerful.
FRANK RICH
Wallflowers at the Revolution
Amid the Egyptian crisis, television pundits aggrandized American inventions, Twitter and Facebook. 
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Barry Blitt
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Militants, Women and Tahrir Sq.
It boils down to this: Most Egyptians want to live in a democracy, just like the one we fought for in 1776.
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MAUREEN DOWD
Blame, Not Shame
“Certainty with power can be dangerous,” writes Donald Rumsfeld. He should know. Comment
DAVID BROOKS
The 40 Percent Nation
What do Egypt’s underlying structures tell us about its future post-Mubarak?
Editorial
Clean Air Under Siege
Rules that would help clean the air, reduce toxic pollution in fish and slow emissions of greenhouse gases are being targeted in Congress.
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An Interview With ElBaradei
The Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen speaks with Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel laureate and opposition leader, about democracy in Egypt.
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What Is Artificial Intelligence?
By RICHARD POWERS
Why we should all root for a computer to win “Jeopardy!”
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Dutch Returns
By EDMUND MORRIS
As dementia was setting in, Reagan wanted to see his childhood home, and asked his biographer to come along.
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The Easy Cuts Are Behind Us
By JACOB LEW
The president has made tough budget choices. So must Congress.
Opinionator | Disunion
Mark Twain and the Fortune-Teller
By ADAM GOODHEART
With war looming, a young steamboat pilot peers into his future.
Opinionator | Disunion
The Strange Victory of the Palmetto State
By MANISHA SINHA
How did South Carolina go from being a radical outlier to the leader of Southern secession?
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Delhi's Silent Witness
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An illustrator and a writer interpret the view from a window in Delhi.
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Windows on Our World
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Inspired by the Windows on the World series, a group of fourth and fifth graders in Boulder, Colo., wrote and drew their own views.
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Bankers and Their Bonuses
Bankers’ eagerness to recapture lavish paydays suggests how far we still need to go.
Editorial
The Health Care Tweak
For a brief moment last week Republicans and Democrats agreed on something about health care reform. But don’t applaud too loudly.
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Milton Rogovin
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
The photographer, who died at 101, found an openness in his subject’s faces that says a great deal about his candor and empathy.
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Winning Wasn’t Everything
Jerry Kramer, a former lineman for the Green Bay Packers, on the misrepresentation of Vince Lombardi.
ARTHUR S. BRISBANE
The Ringmaster’s Guest Performers
When The Times uses a partner unfamiliar to readers to provide the news, it often raises questions. Comment
Opinionator | Fixes
How to Grow a Social Business
By TINA ROSENBERG
A followup to the column on microconsignments and helping the rural poor.
Opinionator | Crisis Points
Good Cheer and Fear on 'Departure Friday'
By AMR SHALAKANY
A protester's faith is tested in the chaos of the Cairo demonstrations.
Mark Bittman Blog
The Savory Breakfast Department: Progress
By MARK BITTMAN
Further explorations into the world of unusually wonderful breakfasts.
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