Give our children the most important skill: Reading | Nicholas D. Kristof
When two-thirds of American kids are not proficient at reading, we’re failing the next generation. We can fix this if we’re empirical and focus on...
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Cheer up — the world is better off than you think | Nicholas D. Kristof
We highlight disasters, setbacks, threats and deaths. So here’s my effort to remedy our cognitive biases.
Ukrainian women fight for their own liberation | Nicholas D. Kristof
An open question is whether the heroism of so many women in this war will chip away at traditional sexist attitudes.
The biggest threat to America is America itself | Nicholas D. Kristof / Syndicated columnist
We Americans repeat the mantra that “we’re No. 1” even though the latest Social Progress Index, a measure of health, safety and well-being around the...
Inequities that don’t come with a viral video | Nicholas D. Kristof / Syndicated columnist
OPINION: Since George Floyd’s death, we’ve focused on racial inequities in the legal system, and it has been easy for liberal white Americans to feel...
To end extremism, educate girls | Nicholas D. Kristof / Syndicated columnist
As we pull our forces out of Kabul and Kandahar, this is a moment to reflect on the limits of military power and the reasons...
Should U.S. condition aid to Israel on reducing conflict? | Nicholas D. Kristof / Syndicated columnist
The stakes are too high for evasions, and President Joe Biden should stand with others on the Security Council to demand a cease-fire before this...
A chess prodigy escapes homelessness, but we need to support all children | Nicholas D. Kristof / Syndicated columnist
The larger lesson of Tani’s story is simple: Talent is universal, while opportunity is not. In Tani’s case, everything came together. But winning state chess...
How to handle the ‘Genocide Olympics’ in Beijing | Nicholas D. Kristof / Syndicated columnist
The blunt truth is that a much-watched Olympics give the world leverage to highlight human rights abuses and raise the cost of repression. We should...
How do we stop the parade of gun deaths? | Nicholas D. Kristof / Syndicated columnist
More Americans have died from guns just since 1975, including suicides, murders and accidents (more than 1.5 million), than in all the wars in U.S....