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We need our villains in all their scheming iniquity. Richard III is unsuited to rehabilitation. comment icon Comment

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GAIL COLLINS

My Kingdom for a Corpse

The news about Richard III should give us all hope. It’s never too late to turn your life around! comment icon Comment

Op-Ed Contributor

China’s Hydro-Hegemony

Bejing’s megadam projects are the biggest obstacle to the equitable management of Asia’s dwindling fresh water supplies.

Opinionator | Fixes

Malawi's Leader Makes Safe Childbirth Her Mission

A drive to make childbirth safer involves a delicate balance between tradition and medical science.

Latitude

Britain’s Embrace of Gay Rights

The debate over gay marriage has showcased the weird spectacle of religion intruding into politics in a country where religion has not been a political factor for a generation or more.

Editorial

Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny

There are a lot of questions for the Obama administration to answer. John Brennan, the nominee for C.I.A. director, can get started at his confirmation hearing. comment icon Comment

Opinionator | The Stone

Depression and the Limits of Psychiatry

The recent revisions to the DSM's definition of depression are based on a questionable conception of what is "normal." Why is that dangerous?

Opinionator

The Persistence of Racial Resentment

We have elected and re-elected a black president, but the percentage of people holding anti-black attitudes is on the rise.

Editorial

Immigration and the Middle Ground

The first House hearing on immigration reform offered little encouragement for reaching a bipartisan deal.

Are Government Layoffs the Problem?
Room for Debate

Are Government Layoffs the Problem?

What effect have public-sector job cuts had on the economy? Could governments have responded to the recession in any other way?

Opinionator

Justice(s) at Work

A little-noticed Supreme Court decision last summer raises concerns about the future of labor law in the hands of an anti-union conservative majority.

Opinionator

Stone Links: Is Same-Sex Marriage Homophobic?

In this week's links: the problem with same-sex marriage; the wisdom of play; a passionate defense of philosophy, and more.

Opinionator | The Conversation

Political Intelligence

Brooks and Collins on a few suspicious signs that we might actually be headed in the right direction.

Opinionator | Disunion

A Capitalist Case for Emancipation

For one businessman, slavery had to end not because it was immoral - but because it was inefficient.

Patrick Chappatte

Editorial Cartoons

Drawings by the artist previously published in the IHT.

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Highlights from the IHT archives.

Latitude

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Britain's Embrace of Gay Rights

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