7 Oct 2026 · 32 minNew
The Problem With Hegseth’s Pentagon
A Special Forces veteran joins the columnist David French to assess Pete Hegseth’s leadership.
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3 Oct 2026 · 44 min
Cornell and the Age of Impunity
The columnist David French argues that “we have privileged getting wasted over taking care of people.”
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30 Sep 2026 · 42 min
America Used to Be Cool. What Happened?
The world order is changing. So is the United States’ place in it.
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26 Sep 2026 · 34 min
'The MAGA Flag Is in Tatters'
This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what’s next for conservatives.
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24 Sep 2026 · 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.
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19 Sep 2026 · 37 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.
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16 Sep 2026 · 43 min
Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About S.S.R.I.s
What’s missing in the national conversation on mental health medication.
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12 Sep 2026 · 34 min
His Act Is Getting Old
The $5,000 election promise shows how afraid Trump really is.
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9 Sep 2026 · 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 influence continues to live with us in politics and pop culture today.
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2 Sep 2026 · 23 min
Best Of: Our Health Care System Isn’t Built for You to Get Old
Thousands shared their caregiving stories. Is America listening?
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27 Aug 2026 · 33 min
Best Of: The Aesthetic That Explains American Identity Now
Why country and cowboys have a hold on our culture and our political imagination.
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22 Aug 2026 · 43 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.
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15 Aug 2026 · 41 min
How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up?
Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.
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12 Aug 2026 · 42 min
A.I. Hype Is Running Into Reality
And what a hedge fund’s $35 billion loss reveals about the state of the industry.
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8 Aug 2026 · 37 min
Hello, Democrats? Are You Listening?
Michigan presents as much a warning as it does an opportunity.
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5 Aug 2026 · 38 min
Have We Turned Personality Into Diagnosis?
We’ve reached peak self-diagnosis culture.
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1 Aug 2026 · 34 min
The Working Class Is Fleeing Trump
Democrats have an anger problem. Republicans have a Trump problem.
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29 Jul 2026 · 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?
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25 Jul 2026 · 40 min
The New Tactic Trump Thinks Will Rally Voters
Three Opinion writers discuss whether the president’s Red Scare strategy will work.
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22 Jul 2026 · 43 min
Gen Z-ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be On to Something.
Is celibacy cool now?
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18 Jul 2026 · 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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15 Jul 2026 · 32 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.
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11 Jul 2026 · 45 min
‘Platner Is Vile.’ McConnell Is Missing. Welcome to American Politics.
What America’s embarrassments have in common.
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8 Jul 2026 · 34 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.
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1 Jul 2026 · 29 min
Best of: Jill Lepore: ‘Most Forms of Tyranny Do Come to an End’
The Harvard historian on why change requires “determination and imagination.”
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27 Jun 2026 · 38 min
Three Opinion Writers on Trump’s Latest Faceplant
Three Opinion writers on Trump’s latest face-plant.
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24 Jun 2026 · 29 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.
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20 Jun 2026 · 40 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.
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13 Jun 2026 · 33 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 produced by Vishakha Darbha. It was edited by Kaari Pitkin and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Carole…
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10 Jun 2026 · 33 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.
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