Nick Kristof

SecState Rubio claims that no on has died because of USAID cuts and suggested that I had lied in my reporting. So here I show him photos of specific children who have died because of the Trump administration's reckless cancelation of aid: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...

An @nytimes investigation finds staggering levels of insider dealing: The Trump administration confers benefits on the UAE (despite security concerns) as the UAE confers riches on the Trump family. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

So ICE is going after "bad guys"? Really? In rural Newberg, Oregon, ICE seized Moises Sotelo, a taxpayer and small business owner much respected in the community, winner of an industry award. The community is rallying around him: www.instagram.com/p/DK5i774yLA5/

A major new study published today by a panel of Democrats and Republicans ranks states by quality of life. Some good lessons here for policy making. To see which state ranks No. 1 and how your state ranks (slight tease!), here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/o...

"The effort to destroy Black political power in the South is among the greatest betrayals of Black Americans....It will have far-reaching consequences for all Americans, and for our democracy." @maragay.bsky.social on the evisceration of the Voting Rights Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/o...

Good to see the Israel supreme court ordering Red Cross visits to the 9,000-plus Palestinians held as security prisoners. If Netanyahu thinks that reports of rape of prisoners are false, he should welcome investigation and exoneration by the RedCross. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/w...

On June 4 this year, as every year, I think back to that terrible night in 1989 when I watched China's army fire on the crowd that I was in and massacre unarmed protesters. I'll never forget the courage I saw that night, as well as the cruelty. #Tiananmen www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/o...

Trump, Musk and Rubio slashed aid and scoffed that it was woke nonsense. Now they're seeing that it not only saved one life every 10 seconds but also protected us from diseases like Ebola. Their actions constituted a security failure as well as a moral one. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/o...

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A very good editorial. One of the policy failures of my liberal world has been the way blue states have made it difficult and expensive to build, thus increasing homelessness.

Here's what the pork industry doesn't want you to know about the way it sneaked a provision into the 2026 farm bill that would nullify ballot measures that improve animal welfare, while helping Chinese companies torture American pigs. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/o... I welcome your comments.

Happy 94th birthday to Jane Kristof! She taught me that strong women hold up half the sky. So in my world and on @kristoffarms.bsky.social, every day is Mother's Day! Happy birthday, Mom!

In blue states, we talk a good game about opportunity and education. But we don't focus enough on evidence, metrics and outcomes -- and the upshot is, too often, a huge gap between our values and our outcomes. This from Prof @andysaultz.bsky.social: