Opinion

Editorials

More Questions for Mr. Geithner

The tax transgressions by Timothy F. Geithner, the nominee for Treasury secretary, paint a picture of noncompliance that is more disturbing than his supporters acknowledge.

Undermining Justice

It was chilling to read a new report detailing illegal efforts to weaken the Justice Department’s enforcement of civil rights laws.

Whatever Yankees Want

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg should renegotiate this latest round of what has always been an incredibly generous deal for one of the richest teams in the country.

The Board Blog

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Bloggingheads: Obama's Envoys

Rosa Brooks of the National Security Network and Daniel Drezner of Tufts University debate whether Barack Obama should embrace the use of special envoys in diplomacy.
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A Dirty Job

Nicholas Kristof visits a Camobodian garbage dump, where some families make their living scavenging through the toxic pile.

Columnists

GAIL COLLINS
He’s Leaving. Really.

George W. Bush has been saying goodbye for so long now, he’s come to resemble one of those reconstituted rock bands that has been on a farewell tour since 1982.

NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Where Sweatshops Are a Dream

What the world’s most impoverished people need isn’t fewer sweatshops, but more of them.

ROGER COHEN
Magic and Realism

Smart power alone cannot usher in the promise of the 21st century.



Op-Ed Contributors

Questions of Justice

The Op-Ed editors asked five writers with experience in the law and the Justice Department to pose questions they would like to hear Eric H. Holder Jr. answer at his confirmation hearing.

Op-Extra

Blogs

The Opinionator
Forcing Obama's Hand on Torture Prosecutions

The new administration can no longer look away from past torture.

The Conversation
A Great Big Bipartisan Love Fest

Why David Brooks is happy and Gail Collins is concerned with the president-elect.

Proof
Peeling the Label

Despite years of being branded as an alcoholic, the writer still has fond memories of his drinking days.

Columns

Outposts
Return of the Natives

Native Americans have never been more excited about a new president.

The Wild Side
Guest Column: A New Kind of Big Science

The centralization of scientific research seems unavoidable . . . and something to celebrate, as well.

Heading Home
Badge of Honor

Taking off one’s uniform for good and no longer defining oneself as a ballplayer is often easier said than done.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

The Conversation
A Great Big Bipartisan Love Fest

Why David Brooks is happy and Gail Collins is concerned with the president-elect.

Words and Deeds in Ankara and Tehran

How Israel’s neighbors — Turkey, Iran and Jordan — are reacting to the conflict in Gaza.

From the Archive
Op-Classic, 2003: In Praise of George W. Bush

This is the last full week President Bush will spend in office. Two years into the Bush presidency, the speechwriter David Frum reflected on how strong a leader Mr. Bush had become.

Freakonomics

Freakonomics on NYTimes.com

The authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner bring their blog to The Times.
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