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. 
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The demand of beaches and industries is leading to a worldwide shortage.
Jesse Draxler
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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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.
TIMOTHY EGAN
Election 2014: Gun Sense
In Washington State, voters approved a ballot measure that tries to limit mass killings. Comments
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-Ed Contributor
An Epidemic of Thyroid Cancer?
By H. GILBERT WELCH
No. It’s an epidemic of overdiagnosis.
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
The Midterms Were Not a Republican Revolution
By FRANK LUNTZ
They were a repudiation of a broken political system.
Opinionator | Private Lives
Fledgling Grief
By ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ
I could save the birds, or at least try. I could do nothing for my father.
Op-Talk
Has the World Forgotten the Central African Republic?
By JAKE FLANAGIN
World governments and the international press are ignoring another humanitarian crisis coming to a full boil in Africa.
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.
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?
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?
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-Talk
Why Elections Make Us Miserable (for a Little While)
By ANNA NORTH
New research finds that our happiness takes a hit when our party loses, but we don’t necessarily get a bump when it wins. And this may have implications for how candidates woo us.
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
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Don’t Wreck the Iran Talks
By ELIZABETH ROSENBERG and ZACHARY K. GOLDMAN
Ramping up sanctions while there’s a chance of a deal would only hurt America and its allies.
Op-Ed Contributor
Who Decides Pacific Trade?
By DENNIS C. BLAIR
If Japan and America cannot conclude a trade deal, China will set the terms for the region’s economic future.
Patrick Chappatte
Playing the Midterm Elections Game
Patrick Chappatte
Republicans look set to cash in on voter anger.
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