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When the Nile Runs Dry

Foreign land grabs pose a grave threat to the continent’s newest democracy: Egypt.

Brad Holland
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

She’s 10 and May Be Sold to a Brothel

Slavery still exists, as reflected in the story of a 10-year-old Indian girl who wants to be a doctor but may be headed for a brothel. comment iconComment

Opinionator

Hooked on Meat

The human urge to eat meat may be primal, but we can't afford to wait for it to evolve in the other direction.

Opinionator

A Voice From the Past

Anthony M. Kennedy's opinion in the California prison case recalls the days when the court took charge of failing social institutions.

Editorial

Playing With Matches on the Debt

With Democratic help, Republicans endanger the economy with their credit-limit game. comment iconComment

Op-Ed Contributor

A Way Through the Debt Mess

Lyndon B. Johnson’s struggle to raise the debt ceiling offers important lessons for President Obama.

Room For Debate

What Medicare Services to Cut, Now

Limit prostate cancer screening, mammograms, some hip replacement surgeries. Also, get rid of administrators whose job is to pad bills.

Editorial

The Cellphone Study

A respected agency says the radiation emitted by cellphones is “possibly carcinogenic,” but the evidence is limited.

Opinionator | Disunion

When Tennessee Turned South

Why did it take so long for the Volunteer State to secede?

Editorial

Syed Saleem Shahzad’s Courage

Pakistan must pledge a robust and transparent hunt for whoever was responsible for the murder of Mr. Shahzad, a journalist who covered national security and terrorism.

Editorial

Quiet? In New York City?

Central Park is not a public library. It’s a place for singing songs at Strawberry Fields and playing the sax at Bethesda Fountain.

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Socialist Studies

Mark Schmitt of the Roosevelt Institute and Kevin D. Williamson of National Review debate the quality of American public schools.

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Such Sweet Sorrow

After two and a half years, thousands of posts and tens of thousands of comments, Schott's Vocab is closing its doors.

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