2017 tax cuts

For years, we have heard a few thousand tales about election theft, conspiracies and fraud. “They,” we are told, hand-pick certain candidates to win, rigging the balloting to get their preferred outcome.

A colleague of mine just came back from a romantic trip to Italy and France with a new lady friend. I boldly asked him if he fell in love. He replied, “What is love?” Then he challenged me to describe love, because he couldn’t be sure if he would “know it when it happened.”

You wake up before the sun rises and watch the video one more time, to be sure your eyes have not fooled you. The footage is grainy, shot by surveillance cameras, lit by street lamps. The hazy flash of fire takes your breath away.

Letter of support for Joe Pizzillo

This column previously suggested The New York Times could improve its accuracy by amending the longtime front-page slogan “All the news that’s fit to print.”

This week we ponder the greatest mystery in the 110-year history of the Grand Canyon State.

Re: The president’s first job