Contributors

3 Paths for the Republican Party

The G.O.P. is in crisis. Is it breaking, or just regrouping?

The Secret My Mom Told Me Never to Tell

A mother told her daughter to keep her father’s absence a secret. Years later, they look back on the prejudices they encountered as a single-parent family in South Korea.

How Will Jeff Bezos Spend His Billions Now?

The legacies of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie offer hints about what could be next for Amazon’s founder.

The Path to Racial Justice Runs Through This Agency

President Biden should choose the next director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office carefully.

The Ezra Klein Show

Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Elizabeth Kolbert About Geoengineering

Transcript for the Feb. 9 episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”

Should We Dim the Sun? Will We Even Have a Choice?

Elizabeth Kolbert and Ezra Klein discuss what options remain if our political system can’t handle the climate crisis.

Did Tennessee Execute an Innocent Man?

If DNA exonerates Sedley Alley, it could hasten an end to capital punishment.

Would the Founders Convict Trump and Bar Him From Office?

They believed as a matter of civic principle that ethical leadership is the glue that holds a constitutional republic together.

Bonus: Kara and Nicole Perlroth Debrief on Brad Smith

They also discuss U.S. cybersecurity priorities and where TikTok fits in.

You May Want to Forget Him, but Trump’s Trial Must Be Thorough

Democrats should be willing to call witnesses.