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Yesterday · 44 min
Cornell and the Age of Impunity
The columnist David French argues that “we have privileged getting wasted over taking care of people.”
Wednesday · 41 min
America Used to Be Cool. What Happened?
The world order is changing. So is the United States’ place in it.
September 26 · 34 min
'The MAGA Flag Is in Tatters'
This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what’s next for conservatives.
September 24 · 35 min
The Wild West of A.I. Needs to End. Here’s How.
It’s time to give the public what it wants: A.I. regulation.
September 19 · 36 min
Trump’s Political Instincts ‘Are Clearly Fading’
Three Opinion writers discuss the developing A.I. story and whether Trump is losing touch with reality.
September 16 · 42 min
Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About S.S.R.I.s
What’s missing in the national conversation on mental health medication.
September 12 · 34 min
His Act Is Getting Old
The $5,000 election promise shows how afraid Trump really is.
September 9 · 36 min
Roy Cohn: ‘The Evil Forrest Gump of the 20th Century’
Before Donald Trump, there was the lawyer Roy Cohn. In “American Scoundrel,” the couathors Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark examine the life and legacy of Mr. Cohn, a driving force behind McCarthyism, a pop culture villain and a key influence in Mr. Trump’s approach to power and politics. The Opinion columnist Carlos Lozada, the Opinion political writer Michelle Cottle and the Vanderbilt history professor Nicole Hemmer discuss the new book and how, even though he died in the 1980s, Mr. Cohn’s influen
September 2 · 23 min
Best Of: Our Health Care System Isn’t Built for You to Get Old
Thousands shared their caregiving stories. Is America listening?
August 27 · 32 min
Best Of: The Aesthetic That Explains American Identity Now
Why country and cowboys have a hold on our culture and our political imagination.
August 22 · 42 min
The Right Is Rethinking MAGA. The Left Is Rethinking ‘Woke.’
What will the Republican Party become after President Trump? And how can the Democrats rehabilitate their toxic brand? On this episode of “The Opinions,” the Opinion political writer Michelle Cottle teams up with the columnists David French and Jamelle Bouie to dissect party strategy ahead of — and beyond — the midterm elections. Plus, Jamelle divulges the book that fills him with dread.
August 15 · 40 min
How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up?
Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.
August 12 · 41 min
A.I. Hype Is Running Into Reality
And what a hedge fund’s $35 billion loss reveals about the state of the industry.
August 8 · 36 min
Hello, Democrats? Are You Listening?
Michigan presents as much a warning as it does an opportunity.
August 5 · 38 min
Have We Turned Personality Into Diagnosis?
We’ve reached peak self-diagnosis culture.
August 1 · 34 min
The Working Class Is Fleeing Trump
Democrats have an anger problem. Republicans have a Trump problem.
July 29 · 37 min
The Silicon Valley Health Trend Making Doctors Nervous
People are tracking more and more of their health metrics. Are they optimizing their health, or just hunting for disease?
July 25 · 40 min
The New Tactic Trump Thinks Will Rally Voters
Three Opinion writers discuss whether the president’s Red Scare strategy will work.
July 22 · 43 min
Gen Z-ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be On to Something.
Is celibacy cool now?
July 18 · 31 min
The ‘Devil’s Bargain’ at the Heart of American Politics Now
This week: the Todd Blanche hearing, Lindsey Graham’s legacy and progressive infighting.

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