More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “Florida Is Trying to Take Away the American Right to Speak Freely” (editorial, March 5): Florida’s proposed defamation law poses a personal risk for many right-wing leaders and commentators. It does not seem too far-fetched to say that court dockets might fill with defamation cases against Donald […]

More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “One Year Inside a Radical New Approach to America’s Overdose Crisis,” by Jeneen Interlandi (Opinion, Feb. 26), and “America Has Lost the War on Drugs. What Now?” (editorial, Feb. 26): As both a witness to and a survivor of the war on drugs, I know firsthand that […]

As the 20th century dawned, Manifest Destiny was encroaching on one of America’s marvels, the Grand Canyon. Miners and livestock herders had invaded it, and unscrupulous promoters were cashing in on tourists who wanted to see one of the wonders of the world. This pillage alarmed President Theodore Roosevelt. “The ages have been at work […]

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More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “Murdaugh’s Quick Conviction Worries Me,” by Farhad Manjoo (column, March 4): Mr. Manjoo is concerned that the jury took only three hours to convict Alex Murdaugh of murdering his wife and son. I tried over 100 jury trials as a California prosecutor and can safely say no […]

President Biden’s most significant failure during his first two years in office is the lack of progress on the truly domestic portion of his domestic agenda. Earlier in the pandemic, the federal government did more to help parents than it had ever done before. Washington temporarily mandated paid leave for many workers, it gave billions […]

Millions of Americans work less than they used to, or not at all, because they can’t find someone to take care of their children. The lack of adequate child care not only keeps parents from trying to earn a paycheck but damages the economy overall. It’s one of the biggest reasons that American companies are […]

A meeting between top U.S. and Russia officials Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, met yesterday with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in the first private, face-to-face exchange between a U.S. cabinet member and a top Kremlin official since the invasion of Ukraine. The meeting showed that the Biden administration saw a need to […]

A meeting between top U.S. and Russia officials Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, met yesterday with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in the first private, face-to-face exchange between a U.S. cabinet member and a top Kremlin official since the invasion of Ukraine. The meeting showed that the Biden administration saw a need to […]

Among the many legacies of the pandemic is a new diversity in work arrangements. If you want to work in an office five days a week, plenty of jobs still offer that schedule — or require it, in the cases of teachers, E.R. doctors and many blue-collar workers. If you want a hybrid work schedule, […]