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October 10, 2025

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Notable

President Trump may end up deserving a Nobel Peace Prize. “Just stopping this terrible Gaza war — if it holds — is worthy of praise and the stuff of wonderful headlines. But seeing this whole plan through would be the stuff of history.”

— Thomas L. Friedman, Opinion columnist

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The Constitution doesn’t belong to the president or to the Supreme Court. “The text, structure and history of the Constitution already contain broad commitments to democracy, equal protection and liberty. Collective mobilization can make those promises real.”

— Kate Andrias, professor at Columbia Law School

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Three writers pick apart the politics of the shutdown. “So let me start this off with a slightly feisty opinion. I’m not sure that winning the shutdown is a thing that matters.”

— Nate Silver, author of the newsletter Silver Bulletin

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Spotlight

Martin Naumann The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World A destructive A.I., like a nuclear bomb, is now a concrete possibility; the question is whether anyone will be dumb enough to build one. Read more

ICYMI

The 10 (very) old TV series every kid should see. “Most of it was tripe, of course, but some of it was great, and some of it was a useful lesson in social history.”

— John McWhorter, Opinion writer

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More in Opinion

David Brooks Why Are the Democrats Increasing Inequality? When it comes to education policy, Republicans are now kicking Democrats in the butt. By David Brooks

Guest Essay A One-Side Peace Plan Still Gives Palestinians Hope A deal offers some possibility of a broader solution, but the hurdles are enormous. By Aaron David Miller

Guest Essay Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed The government should not use public funds to support a system that fails to serve the public good. By Marc Rowan

Guest Essay I Investigated Corruption. The Homan Affair Is Full of Red Flags. An apparent cash handoff is yet another star in the Trump administration’s constellation of ethics problems. By Mark Lee Greenblatt

Guest Essay My Country’s President Is 92 Years Old. And He’s Not Going Anywhere. Cameroon is in thrall to Paul Biya. By Shuimo Trust Dohyee

Guest Essay I Love Watching Yankees Fans Suffer I’m a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker. But I can’t help rooting against the Yankees. By David Margolick

In Your Words

Re “Should They Just Go Ahead and Put Up a Gold Trump Sign on the Supreme Court?”:

If there was one person that the founders especially, in particular, without a doubt meant the law to apply to, it was the president. The whole point of the Constitution was to dilute executive power so as to avoid another monarchy. — A comment posted by Biff from Santa Fe, N.M.

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From the Archives

In this article from 2024, a physician describes how virtual visits with patients taught her to be a better doctor.

Sarah van Rij for The New York Times Technology offered an opportunity for different — and sometimes deeper — interactions. →

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