THE DEBATE
Trump Bombed Iranian Nuclear Sites—Was It a Good Idea?
Should the United States seek regime change in Tehran? And what might the future hold for the Iranian government?
By Newsweek Staff
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Israeli and Iranian People Deserve Better | Opinion
Iranians and the rest of the world should be thankful to Israel.
By Jonathan Harounoff
No Kings Protests or Trump's Army Parade—Which Won the Weekend?
Were the weekend's protests the sign of an anti-Trump popular groundswell, or a meaningless flash in the pan?
By Newsweek Staff
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Trump Won't Be King—Unless We Bow | Opinion
In cities and towns across America this Saturday, millions of Americans will rally to peacefully celebrate No Kings Day.
By William J. Barber, II and Leah Greenberg
Were Elon Musk and DOGE Good for America? Newsweek Contributors Debate
Elon Musk confirmed Wednesday he will step down from his controversial role in the Trump administration as the head of DOGE.
By Newsweek Staff
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Peak Trump: The Bromance Is Dead, the Chaos Remains | Opinion
We might have officially hit peak Trump. That's both a good and bad thing.
By Jesse Edwards
Were Elon Musk and DOGE Good for America? Newsweek Contributors Debate
Elon Musk confirmed Wednesday he will step down from his controversial role in the Trump administration as the head of DOGE.
By Newsweek Staff
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Were Elon Musk and DOGE Good for America? Newsweek Contributors Debate
Elon Musk confirmed Wednesday he will step down from his controversial role in the Trump administration as the head of DOGE.
By Newsweek Staff
Were Elon Musk and DOGE Good for America? Newsweek Contributors Debate
Elon Musk confirmed Wednesday he will step down from his controversial role in the Trump administration as the head of DOGE.
By Newsweek Staff
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Trump Trade Deals Offer Lifeline to Farmers and Ranchers Like Me | Opinion
Thanks to a newly announced trade agreement with China, we're seeing even more opportunity open up for U.S. agriculture.
By Todd Armstrong
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Tariffs, Trade, and the High Cost of Chaos in the White House | Opinion
America's trade policy is being run like a weekend garage sale. Prices change by the hour, rules are made up on the fly—but unlike a garage sale, no one seems to know who's in charge.
By Aron Solomon
India Seeks Justice for Islamist Terror Attack | Opinion
After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the world community was expecting retaliation by India.
By Avatans Kumar
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India's Strike on Pakistan Isn't About Terrorism or Kashmir | Opinion
The latest military confrontation between India and Pakistan is not a spontaneous response to terrorism.
By Imran Khalid
The Next Pope Should Heal Divides in the Catholic Church | Opinion
Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as Wednesday.
By Tim Busch
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What the Next Pope Can Learn From Francis: A Muslim's Reflection | Opinion
May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always serve justice.
By Faisal Kutty
The President's First 100 Days Is a Return to American Greatness | Opinion
In just 100 days, we have witnessed one of the most productive presidential administrations in modern history.
By Roger Marshall
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The Emperor Has No Instincts | Opinion
Many did not believe that Trump would actually try to implement most of the controversial ideas he championed on the campaign trail.
By Tom Rogers
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Missing About Autism | Opinion
What many who see autism-related grief from the outside miss is that this grief is not about the diagnosis itself.
By Garret Hoff
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Gets One Thing Right About Autism | Opinion
While I find Robert F. Kennedy's anti-vaccine views deeply troubling, I see just as much danger from those who ignore the existence of people with severe autism.
By Mark Kendall
Trump's Attack on Harvard Will Fail | Opinion
Harvard isn't defending antisemitism—it's defending constitutional principles that protect everyone's freedom of expression.
By Nicholas Creel
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Harvard Will Lose Its Battle With the Trump Administration | Opinion
Harvard sits on a massive endowment of $53.2 billion, an amount exceeding the GDP of almost half the world's countries.
By Paul du Quenoy
Trump's Tumultuous Tariffs | Opinion
Besieged at home by a collapsing economy and overseas by countries refusing to capitulate to extortion and humiliation, President Donald Trump chose to unwind some of his capricious tariffs.
By David Faris
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Sen. Jim Banks: Trump's Tariffs Protect U.S. Workers From China | Opinion
President Trump understands that communist China poses the greatest threat in the world today to our security and our prosperity.
By Jim Banks
China Can't Win a Trade War Against the U.S. for a Simple Reason | Opinion
The trade war is on. Who backs down? It isn't going to be the U.S., and for good reason.
By Gordon G. Chang
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China's Ready for a Trade War. The U.S. Isn't. Here's Why | Opinion
This time, the stakes are different, and Beijing's response has caught Washington off guard.
By Imran Khalid
The U.S. Is No Longer Turning the Other Cheek on Trade | Opinion
Those of us who remember Donald Trump in the 1980's, recall his attacking various countries, especially Japan, for "ripping us off" when it came to trade.
By Mark Joseph
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Trump's Tariffs: The Art of the Deal? Not Exactly | Opinion
If President Trump wants foreign trading partners to lower tariffs on American exports, he should try reducing U.S. import tariffs, ideally to zero.
By William F Shughart II
New Senate Effort to Halt Aid to Israel Is Wrong for the U.S. | Opinion
On March 27, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that he will force a Senate vote on joint resolutions of disapproval to block arms sales to Israel.
By David Lubin
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Democratic Rep: Israel Arms Embargo Is U.S.' Only Moral Option | Opinion
An arms embargo is the only leverage the United States posses to end the genocide in Gaza, save innocent children, and preserve America's moral standing.
By Bonnie Watson Coleman
What Our Obsession With 'White Lotus' Says About Us | Opinion
HBO's The White Lotus is as hypnotic as it is unsettling. Created by Mike White, the anthology series captures the twisted allure of the ultra-wealthy as they unravel in paradise.
By Felipe Patterson
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'The White Lotus,' Female Friendship and the Presidency | Opinion
Female friendship has been in the news with "friendship" Barbies just announced by Mattel, as well as a few different takes on the messiness of friendship in HBO's "The White Lotus."
By Lily E. Hirsch
Trump's War on Ed. Department Undermines American Nationhood | Opinion
Does America want to be a unified country or merely a confederation of states with vastly different rules, standards, and rights?
By Dan Perry
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Trump Is Right. The Department of Education Has To Go | Opinion
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to dismantle the Department of Education.
By William Bennett and Alfredo Ortiz
Trump's Silence on Medicaid Speaks Volumes | Opinion
Not only will people on Medicaid see catastrophic cuts to their health insurance coverage, but even those who are not insured by the program will feel the negative effects across the health care system.
By Raja Krishnamoorthi
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Republicans Have the Moral High Ground on Medicaid Reform | Opinion
As the House and Senate debate what to put in the reconciliation bill, Democrats are savaging their Republican colleagues for "gutting" the health care program.
By Jonathan Ingram and Paige Terryberry
Is Strength Really the Only Language Terrorists Listen To? | Opinion
After a year and half, many are glad for the progress in negotiations and a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
By Scott Gustafson
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How Hamas Can Be Destroyed With Military Force | Opinion
Recent events have reignited the debate over whether Hamas can be defeated militarily.
By John Spencer
Even After Zelensky Spat, Trump Is Europe's Best Chance for Peace | Opinion
European elites are caught in a dangerous cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy. They claim U.S. President Donald Trump is abandoning NATO.
By Nikodem Rachoń
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Trump, Vance Debased U.S. Diplomacy—the World Noticed | Opinion
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington under the pretense of negotiating a peace deal.
By Faisal Kutty