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There's a great scene in “Lawrence of Arabia” when Peter O'Toole's Lawrence comes back from battle and meets with Gen.
Opinion | Criminal Fights Crime
My sister is having a bad summer. In fact, even as I'm typing this, Peggy is at D.C. police headquarters. We had dinner in Georgetown...
Opinion | Men + Women + Apps = Bad Romance
When I wrote “Are Men Necessary?” two decades ago, the book's title was meant to be mischievous. Sure, men and women seemed in a muddle at...
Opinion | Piggy Gets Polite
Step by slimy step, President Trump has made us numb to his crudeness and cruelty. The solipsistic Trump, with the parasitic tech emperors...
Opinion | Time to Let My Brother Kevin Do the Carving
My researcher, Andrew Trunsky, suggested gummies as a Thanksgiving side dish. He knows the annual toast to President Trump at my family's...
Opinion | Leaving Hungry Pols to Help Hungry Kids
This article is part of Times Opinion's 2025 Giving Guide. Billy Shore always seemed too sweet to be in politics.
Opinion | Trump’s Slavish Stupidity
The president could learn a lesson from the sisters of Nativity.
Opinion | The Way They Were
In 1986, my most prized possession was a little pink phone message slip written by a hotel clerk. “Miss Dowd,” it read, “Robert Redford...
Opinion | Tech Bro Had to Go
Elon Musk came to Washington with a chain saw and left with a black eye. Shrinking government is hard, particularly when you do it callously...
Opinion | Donald Trump, Our Foundering Father
I called my brother, Kevin, to ask if he would spend Independence Day with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and me.
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As a columnist, Dowd has commented on Vietnam's governance and human rights issues.