TIME Ideas hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. We welcome outside contributions. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors.

Ideas

Aug 21, 2018
Walls Don’t Just Keep People Out. History Shows They Also Change the People Inside
HISTORY
by David Frye
Aug 21, 2018
How to Raise Optimistic Kids in Pessimistic Times
IDEAS
by KJ Dell'Antonia
Aug 21, 2018
What Our Sex Sounds Say About Us
IDEAS
by Mara Altman
Aug 20, 2018
Why It Is Time for All U.S. Bishops to Resign
IDEAS
by Gerard Mannion
Aug 20, 2018
Why President Trump Couldn't Have Stopped the White House Counsel From Talking to the Mueller Investigation
IDEAS
by Martin London
Advertisement
Aug 20, 2018
What Learning to Box Taught a Trans Author About Masculinity
IDEAS
by Joey Lautrup
Aug 20, 2018
My Name Is Josie Totah — And I'm Ready to Be Free
IDEAS
by Josie Totah
Aug 20, 2018
A Lawsuit Seeks to Erase Harvard Applicants’ Racial Identity. It Reveals What Some Americans Still Don’t Get About Discrimination
IDEAS
by Jin Hee Lee
Aug 18, 2018
George Washington’s Legacy Shows We Should Expect More From President Trump
IDEAS
by John C. Danforth
Aug 17, 2018
I Am a Catholic Priest Who Was Sexually Abused by a Pastor. Here’s How the Church Must Change
IDEAS
by John P. Bambrick
Advertisement
Aug 16, 2018
Turkey's Economy May Be in Freefall, But Erdogan's Base Believes He Can Do No Wrong
IDEAS
by Soner Cagaptay
Aug 16, 2018
How V.S. Naipaul Reshaped the Literary Landscape
IDEAS
by Elleke Boehmer
Aug 15, 2018
V.S. Naipaul Leaves Behind a Formidable Body of Work—and a Troubling Legacy
IDEAS
by Meena Kandasamy
Aug 15, 2018
How to Write a Memoir When Parts of Your Childhood Are Classified
HISTORY
by TIME Staff
Aug 14, 2018
Five Years Ago, I Witnessed a Massacre. Here’s How It Changed Me
IDEAS
by Mosa’ab Elshamy