Today's Editorials
Mr. Obama’s Offer to Republicans
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The president said what he heard from voters Tuesday was to “get stuff done,” and he pointed out areas where he thinks agreement could be reached. 
Comments
I could save the birds, or at least try. I could do nothing for my father.
Rachell Sumpter
CHARLES M. BLOW
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Now Republicans must demonstrate that they are capable of solutions, and not just sullenness. They have to pass actual legislation. Comments
ROGER COHEN
The Bear Turns
The West needs a new policy to resist, restrain and retain Russia. Comments
GAIL COLLINS
Always Look on the Bright Side
There are some positive ways to interpret the midterms. You just have to look for them. Comments
NICHOLAS KRISTOF
America’s Broken Politics
We painlessly inherited democracy, but by allowing political dysfunction to set in, we’ve botched it. Comments
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The Midterms Were Not a Republican Revolution
By FRANK LUNTZ
They were a repudiation of a broken political system.
Room for Debate
The Possibility of Post-Election Bipartisan Deals
What compromises, if any, are realistic for President Obama and the new Congress to make?
Editorial
In Red and Blue States, Good Ideas Prevail
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
In many states, voters approved ballot measures that were directly at odds with the positions of many Republican candidates who won.
Op-Ed Contributor
An Epidemic of Thyroid Cancer?
By H. GILBERT WELCH
No. It’s an epidemic of overdiagnosis.
TIMOTHY EGAN
Election 2014: Gun Sense
In Washington State, voters approved a ballot measure that tries to limit mass killings. Comments
Opinionator | The Stone
What ‘White Privilege’ Really Means
By GEORGE YANCY and NAOMI ZACK
Is not fearing that the police will kill your child for no reason a privilege or a right?
Op-Ed Contributor
How the Berlin Wall Really Fell
By MARY ELISE SAROTTE
Mistakes by East German officials and rising opposition by large numbers of everyday citizens led to the opening. Comments
Op-Talk
You May Have Missed It, but There Was an Election Debate on Criminal Justice Reform
By HANNA KOZLOWSKA
Voters did not hear much about criminal-justice reform during the midterm election, but several ballot propositions passed across the country to reform the system.
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One Factor Blunting Impact of Green Spending on Election: Inertia
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
What’s missed in debates over the impact of liberal and conservative spending on congressional campaigns.
Opinionator | The Conversation
The Republican Party In Triumph
By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS
Brooks and Collins on the full extent of the Election Day devastation of Democrats, including some who weren’t on the ballot.
Taking Note
Facts & Figures: Healthcare Premiums Are Not on the Rise
By THE EDITORS
Only two of 17 states in an Urban Institute study will see premium increases of more than 5 percent.
Taking Note
The Tornado Election
By DAVID FIRESTONE
More than a third of people voting for a Republican House candidate said they were unhappy or even angry at the Republican leaders in Congress.
Op-Talk
When a Stranger Delivers Your Texts
By ANNA NORTH
Miranda July’s app aims to shake up your life, or at least some of your conversations. Does it deliver?
Editorial
No Time to Relax on Ebola
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The news is better in America and Africa. But the disease has a way of bouncing back.
Op-Ed Contributor
Europe Is Blocking Mideast Peace
By NAVI PILLAY
Backing Palestine’s accession to the I.C.C. would deter war crimes on both sides.
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Election 2014: Europe Looks Beyond Obama
By JONATHAN FREEDLAND
The midterms have one simple message for the European chancelleries: Plan for America’s next president. Comments
Opinionator | Disunion
The Plot to Burn New York City
By RON SOODALTER
In November 1864, Confederate agents came dangerously close to setting fire to Manhattan.
Op-Ed Contributor
Election 2014: President Obama Is Not a Happy Warrior
By KEVIN BAKER
This administration has been afflicted almost from the start with the inability to decide just whom it is trying to appeal to. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
For Israel, Two-State Is No Solution
By NAFTALI BENNETT
The Oslo plan for a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is finished. We need a new model. Comments
MARK BITTMAN
Fight Poverty, Not Cooking
It’s not important that everyone cook, but it is important that everyone eat well — and the best way to do that now is to buy good food and cook it. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
Election 2014: Ill-Concealed Prejudice
By HAREL SHAPIRA
It’s harder for black people to get concealed handgun licenses, suggesting that voter ID laws may disenfranchise minorities. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
Election 2014: How the Turks See Us
By CHRISTINA ASQUITH
Republican criticism of Obama’s foreign policy finds unexpected echoes among Turkey’s public. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
Election 2014: Should Black Voters Keep Their Faith in Obama?
By DARRYL PINCKNEY
President Obama may be a flawed politician, but he has guided the nation through troubled waters. Black voters should resist alienation. Comments
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An Oklahoma Court’s Good Move on Abortion Rights
By Dorothy J. Samuels
November 6, 2014, 1:25 PM
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The Upshot and the Midterms: Big Test, Good Grade and Lessons Learned
November 5, 2014, 5:25 PM
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One Factor Blunting Impact of Green Spending on Election: Inertia
November 5, 2014, 4:18 PM
