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The Working Class Is Fleeing Trump
Democrats have an anger problem. Republicans have a Trump problem.
Yesterday · 34 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?
Wednesday · 37 min
The New Tactic Trump Thinks Will Rally Voters
Three Opinion writers discuss whether the president’s Red Scare strategy will work.
July 25 · 40 min
Gen Z-ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be On to Something.
Is celibacy cool now?
July 22 · 43 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.
July 18 · 31 min
Is This the Fastest Opinion Shift in American Politics?
David Wallace-Wells and Robinson Meyer discuss whether the gathering coalition of Americans against data centers could be the next Occupy Wall Street movement or Tea Party.
July 15 · 32 min
‘Platner Is Vile.’ McConnell Is Missing. Welcome to American Politics.
What America’s embarrassments have in common.
July 11 · 45 min
The American Economy Isn’t as Bad as You Might Think
Influencers may be “Chinamaxxing,” but the U.S. is still the world’s economic powerhouse.
July 8 · 34 min
Best of: Jill Lepore: ‘Most Forms of Tyranny Do Come to an End’
The Harvard historian on why change requires “determination and imagination.”
July 1 · 29 min
Three Opinion Writers on Trump’s Latest Faceplant
Three Opinion writers on Trump’s latest face-plant.
June 27 · 38 min
Thomas Friedman on the Clash at the Core of the Iran Deal
The divide between Iran and America is, the Opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman argues, ultimately about the difference between “Kushnerism” (named for the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner) and “Khomeiniism” (named for the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran). In conversation with the Opinion editor Dan Wakin, Friedman explains what he means and discusses what he sees as President Trump’s recent string of failures.
June 24 · 28 min
‘A Deeply Anxious Personality’: Three Opinion Writers on JD Vance’s New Book
In JD Vance’s second memoir, “Communion,” the vice president reveals himself to be a deeply anxious person searching for certainty, the Opinion national politics correspondent Michelle Cottle argues. In this conversation with the contributor E.J. Dionne Jr. and the columnist Carlos Lozada, the three discuss the ways in which Vance is courting potential constituencies and positioning himself as the next Republican presidential nominee.
June 20 · 39 min
The Spectacle of Trump at 80
What does it say about President Trump — and America — that the soon-to-be octogenarian plans to celebrate his 80th birthday with a series of U.F.C. matches on the White House lawn? On “The Opinions,” the Times contributor Robert Siegel and fellow contributors E.J. Dionne Jr. and Peter Wehner debate this form of “human cockfighting,” and take stock of the state of the nation ahead of America’s 250th birthday. Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com. This episode of “The Opinions” was pro
June 13 · 32 min
The A.I. Bubble Is Coming for Your Retirement Account
David Wallace-Wells speaks with the economist and law professor Natasha Sarin about what the coming A.I. I.P.O.s could mean for your retirement account.
June 10 · 32 min
Graham Platner and the Rise of the ‘Dirtbag’ Democrat
And what the Maine candidate reveals about politics today.
June 6 · 43 min
Why No Kings Isn’t Working
A case for mourning the American dream.
June 3 · 39 min
Sorry, Republicans, Trump Doesn’t Love You Back
The president is acting as if the midterms no longer matter.
May 30 · 27 min
America Has a Masculinity Crisis
A much-needed, nuanced conversation about masculinity and feminism today.
May 29 · 40 min
Has Trump Gone Full ‘Mob Boss’?
The president’s $1.8 billion slush fund is causing further cracks in the Republican Party.
May 23 · 40 min
MAHA Is No Longer Useful to Trump
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement has reshaped the public health debate. But if the coalition behind it begins to fracture, what comes next?
May 21 · 58 min

The Opinions

The Working Class Is Fleeing Trump

The Silicon Valley Health Trend Making Doctors Nervous

The New Tactic Trump Thinks Will Rally Voters

Gen Z-ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be On to Something.

The ‘Devil’s Bargain’ at the Heart of American Politics Now

Is This the Fastest Opinion Shift in American Politics?

‘Platner Is Vile.’ McConnell Is Missing. Welcome to American Politics.

The American Economy Isn’t as Bad as You Might Think

Best of: Jill Lepore: ‘Most Forms of Tyranny Do Come to an End’

Three Opinion Writers on Trump’s Latest Faceplant

Thomas Friedman on the Clash at the Core of the Iran Deal

‘A Deeply Anxious Personality’: Three Opinion Writers on JD Vance’s New Book

The Spectacle of Trump at 80

The A.I. Bubble Is Coming for Your Retirement Account

Graham Platner and the Rise of the ‘Dirtbag’ Democrat

Why No Kings Isn’t Working

Sorry, Republicans, Trump Doesn’t Love You Back

America Has a Masculinity Crisis

Has Trump Gone Full ‘Mob Boss’?

MAHA Is No Longer Useful to Trump