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The Opinions

The New York Times Opinion

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3 days ago

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Episodes (20/190)

The Opinions

Trump’s Political Theater Won’t Save D.C.

It’s been a summer full of Trump’s overreach. Our round table convenes to discuss.

3 days ago

34 minutes 11 seconds

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Impact So Far: ‘The Worst Possible Case’

David Wallace-Wells and Emily Oster argue that the effects of MAHA will be long-lasting.

6 days ago

27 minutes 21 seconds

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A.I. Is Fueling a ‘Poverty of Imagination.’ Here’s How We Can Fix It.

What bots are really doing in the classroom.

1 week ago

30 minutes 4 seconds

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Trump Is a Totem For Wealth. What Happens If the Economy Crashes?

Three Opinion writers on Trump’s most recent power grabs.

1 week ago

35 minutes 28 seconds

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This Pastor Thought Being Gay Was a Sin. Then His 15-Year-Old Came Out.

It was the worst thing that ever happened to Bill White — and then it became the best.

1 week ago

19 minutes 23 seconds

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Is There a Smart Way to Cede Power to Donald Trump?

Three Opinion writers debate whether universities should make a deal with the administration.

2 weeks ago

26 minutes 46 seconds

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Why Starvation in Gaza Has Reached a Tipping Point

And what it could mean for the future of the conflict in the Middle East.

2 weeks ago

36 minutes 17 seconds

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Thin, White and Right: The Ideal Christian Woman

How skinny became a conservative calling card.

2 weeks ago

21 minutes 8 seconds

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‘African American’ Is Awkward. It’s Time to Use ‘Black.’

The linguist John McWhorter on how language around racial identity is evolving.

3 weeks ago

24 minutes 49 seconds

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What the Democratic Party Still Doesn’t Get About Deportations

The “Opinions” round table discusses the president’s immigration policies and the emerging resistance to it.

3 weeks ago

33 minutes 48 seconds

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I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

An Israeli historian answers his critics, and explains why his home country’s conduct in Gaza constitutes genocide.

3 weeks ago

26 minutes 48 seconds

The Opinions

There Is Hope for Democrats. Look to Kansas.

Two Opinion writers on the Democratic governors who might just save the party.

4 weeks ago

24 minutes 25 seconds

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Trump, Epstein and a Stinging SCOTUS Dissent

“The Opinions” round table discusses Trump and MAGA’s very bad week.

1 month ago

35 minutes 20 seconds

The Opinions

‘Jeopardy!’ Is a Reminder that Facts Are Fun — and Essential

According to the host Ken Jennings, trivia is overlooked as a “great social force.”

1 month ago

9 minutes 7 seconds

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Are the Courts Checking Trump — or Enabling Him?

A former federal judge weighs in.

1 month ago

19 minutes 38 seconds

The Opinions

Elon Musk’s Revenge Campaign

Is the “America Party” a disruption or distraction for politics?

1 month ago

27 minutes 14 seconds

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The World’s Best and Brightest Are Moving, but Not to America

Immigration isn’t a crisis. It’s the future.

1 month ago

32 minutes 22 seconds

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The G.O.P. Fought for This Bill. When Trump’s Cuts Came? Silence.

The unlikely rise and tragic fall of a bipartisan solution on gun violence.

1 month ago

24 minutes 15 seconds

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U.S.A.I.D. Might Be Dead, but the Waste Is Alive and Well

Because of DOGE’s misguided cuts, drugs donated to save lives will probably expire. Trump could still fix this.

1 month ago

9 minutes 1 second

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Trump May Get His ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ but the G.O.P. Will Pay a Price

And so will many voters.

1 month ago

26 minutes 35 seconds