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‘The United States Is Abdicating’
Oct 14, 2026
The old world order is fraying. Who gets to shape the next one?
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Oct 10, 2026
This week in politics: Which Democrats? And whose A.I. morals?
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The Problem With Hegseth’s Pentagon
Oct 07, 2026
A Special Forces veteran joins the columnist David French to assess Pete Hegseth’s leadership.
Cornell and the Age of Impunity
Oct 03, 2026
The columnist David French argues that “we have privileged getting wasted over taking care of people.”
America Used to Be Cool. What Happened?
Sep 30, 2026
The world order is changing. So is the United States’ place in it.
'The MAGA Flag Is in Tatters'
Sep 26, 2026
This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what’s next for conservatives.
The Wild West of A.I. Needs to End. Here’s How.
Sep 24, 2026
It’s time to give the public what it wants: A.I. regulation.
Trump’s Political Instincts ‘Are Clearly Fading’
Sep 19, 2026
Three Opinion writers discuss the developing A.I. story and whether Trump is losing touch with reality.
Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About S.S.R.I.s
Sep 16, 2026
What’s missing in the national conversation on mental health medication.
His Act Is Getting Old
Sep 12, 2026
The $5,000 election promise shows how afraid Trump really is.
Roy Cohn: ‘The Evil Forrest Gump of the 20th Century’
Sep 09, 2026
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…
Best Of: Our Health Care System Isn’t Built for You to Get Old
Sep 02, 2026
Thousands shared their caregiving stories. Is America listening?
Best Of: The Aesthetic That Explains American Identity Now
Aug 27, 2026
Why country and cowboys have a hold on our culture and our political imagination.
The Right Is Rethinking MAGA. The Left Is Rethinking ‘Woke.’
Aug 22, 2026
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…
How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up?
Aug 15, 2026
Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.
A.I. Hype Is Running Into Reality
Aug 12, 2026
And what a hedge fund’s $35 billion loss reveals about the state of the industry.
Hello, Democrats? Are You Listening?
Aug 08, 2026
Michigan presents as much a warning as it does an opportunity.
Have We Turned Personality Into Diagnosis?
Aug 05, 2026
We’ve reached peak self-diagnosis culture.
The Working Class Is Fleeing Trump
Aug 01, 2026
Democrats have an anger problem. Republicans have a Trump problem.
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The Silicon Valley Health Trend Making Doctors Nervous
Jul 29, 2026
People are tracking more and more of their health metrics. Are they optimizing their health, or just hunting for disease?
The New Tactic Trump Thinks Will Rally Voters
Jul 25, 2026
Three Opinion writers discuss whether the president’s Red Scare strategy will work.
Gen Z-ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be On to Something.
Jul 22, 2026
Is celibacy cool now?
The ‘Devil’s Bargain’ at the Heart of American Politics Now
Jul 18, 2026
This week: the Todd Blanche hearing, Lindsey Graham’s legacy and progressive infighting.
Is This the Fastest Opinion Shift in American Politics?
Jul 15, 2026
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.
‘Platner Is Vile.’ McConnell Is Missing. Welcome to American Politics.
Jul 11, 2026
What America’s embarrassments have in common.
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The American Economy Isn’t as Bad as You Might Think
Jul 08, 2026
Influencers may be “Chinamaxxing,” but the U.S. is still the world’s economic powerhouse.
Best of: Jill Lepore: ‘Most Forms of Tyranny Do Come to an End’
Jul 01, 2026
The Harvard historian on why change requires “determination and imagination.”
Three Opinion Writers on Trump’s Latest Faceplant
Jun 27, 2026
Three Opinion writers on Trump’s latest face-plant.
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Thomas Friedman on the Clash at the Core of the Iran Deal
Jun 24, 2026
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…