Culture | Opinion

Admit it: Donald Trump is funny. Or, at least, he used to be. Losing his sense of humor may well lead to his losing this election.

By Leif Weatherby

No one can resist the inspiring allure of “clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.” But politics can require a different skill set.

By Buzz Bissinger

Even R-rated movies are childish now.

By Freddie deBoer

In a year when the United States may see its first female president, we can’t have network newscasts that only feature male anchors.

By Katie Couric

The hip-hop curriculum at this public high school in France helps breaking flourish far from the country where it was born.

By Jeff Chang and Giulia Frigieri

The American obsession with individually defining, tracking and boosting happiness may be making us miserable.

By Jessica Grose

Philippe Petit saw the human story between the Twin Towers.

By Colum McCann

Multiracial people have long been a Rorschach test: We bear the anxiety, rage and confusion that others feel about the amorphous construction we call race.

By Danzy Senna

The administrative state that keeps us safe is at risk in this election.

By Belle Boggs

When art changes opinions or opens hearts, it changes the world as profoundly as any legislation does.

By Margaret Renkl