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Anthony Russo
Op-Ed Contributor

A Step Toward Trust With China

We don’t have to give away secrets to make our intentions clear, just open up a little.

JOE NOCERA

This Is Considered Punishment?

Wells Fargo gets a wrist slap from the Federal Reserve, and the federal government still won’t prosecute financial wrongdoers. comment iconComment

DAVID BROOKS

Congress In the Lead

After the dream of a Grand Bargain officially died, the Old Guard in Washington has taken the reins and President Obama has faltered. comment iconComment

ROGER COHEN

Breivik and His Enablers

Anti-immigrant Islamophobia is an ideology rampant on both sides of the Atlantic. comment iconComment

Editorial

The Republican Wreckage

The latest actions by House Republicans push the nation to the brink of ruinous default. comment iconComment

Op-Ed Contributor

Avoiding the Next Sports Lockout

Pro sports’ labor disputes should follow the railway model, keeping collateral damage to the public in mind.

Op-Ed Contributor

The Terror From Within

We prefer to imagine threats as emanating from aliens and foreigners, but the killings in Norway prove otherwise.

Room For Debate

How Cuts Will Change the Black Middle Class

What will the shrinking of the public sector mean for the economic prospects of African-Americans?

Opinionator | Disunion

The All-Seeing Eye

Mathew Brady, drawn at great cost to the front lines of the battle, changed our understanding of both photography and war.

Opinionator | The Stone

Shame and Responsibility: A Response

In readers’ accounts of their own survivor’s guilt the theme of shame emerges.

Bloggingheads

A Terrorist’s Manifesto

Michelle Goldberg of The Daily Beast and Michael Brendan Dougherty of The American Conservative analyze the Norwegian terrorist’s manifesto.

Editorial

Norway’s Horror

The murder of innocents puts a spotlight on the disturbing and growing trend of intolerance for Muslims and other immigrants across Europe.

Editorial

One Way to Help the Jobless

The last thing America’s job-seekers need are policies that require them to have a job in order to get a job.

Editorial

Mr. Bloomberg and the Sierra Club

The New York mayor, who believes that governments are doing too little to address global warming, has put his wealth where his mouth is.

Letter

Invitation to a Dialogue: Our Ambitions in Space

Readers are invited to continue the conversation begun in an editorial about setting new goals after the space shuttle program.

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