THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
If Not Now, When?
Any road to democracy in the Arab world will be long and rocky. Comment
Under threat of assassination, President-elect Lincoln slips into Washington, concluding his remarkable rail journey.
Any road to democracy in the Arab world will be long and rocky. Comment
Chicago, a city described by H.L. Mencken as “alive from snout to tail,” chooses a mayor who’s the same. Comment
The president’s decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act is a major advancement for protecting the rights of gay and lesbian Americans. Comment
Republican talk of balancing budgets is cover for the real purpose of gutting the political force of middle-class state workers. Comment
McDonald’s takes a venerable ingredient and turns it into expensive junk food.
What do the Democrats and the Republicans stand to lose if they fail to reach a budget compromise?
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya must be condemned and punished by the international community.
Turkey has managed to create its own passage to democracy, however flawed, and could serve as a model for Egypt and other countries in the Arab world.
New York State lawmakers promised to end the gerrymandering of political districts. It is time for them to deliver.
The names of the last unidentified victims of a 1911 factory fire have been discovered, bringing closure to one of the city’s worst and most important fires.
Can the popular uprisings in the Middle East inspire Nepal to take its final steps toward democracy?
At the end of a glorious trip, Lincoln sneaks into Washington to avoid an assassin's plot.
So what on earth is there to do with oatmeal if you don't buy it from McDonald's?
John McWhorter of The New Republic and Glenn Loury of Brown University discuss the relevance of Black History Month.
Despite the hype, the I.B.M. machine that recently beat two humans at "Jeopardy" has little to do with human intelligence.
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