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Trump and Musk, the ‘Co-Presidents’
In this episode, the Opinion editor Aaron Retica and the columnist Jamelle Bouie discuss how President Trump, Elon Musk and their supporters are tryi…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
My Values ‘Can’t Be Nullified by an Executive Order’
Kirk Wallace Johnson served with U.S.A.I.D. in Baghdad and Fallujah. When he returned to the United States, he spent much of his career helping thous…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Please, Don't Buy Flowers for Valentine's Day
It’s Valentine’s Day, and if you celebrate, the chances of giving or receiving a bouquet of flowers is high. But have you considered the environmenta…
11 months ago
There’s a Reason Even ‘Smart’ People Surrender to Trump
The deputy editor of Opinion, Patrick Healy, speaks with the columnist M. Gessen about why so many people and institutions, including Democrats, have…
11 months ago
I Survived a Kidnapping in Mexico. Now I Tell the Stories of Those Who Didn’t.
In June 2020, Manuel Bayo Gisbert, a visual anthropologist and artist, was abducted by members of a drug cartel outside of Mexico City. He was beaten…
11 months ago
This Supreme Court Philosophy Could Constrain Trump
The biggest challenge to President Trump’s executive orders may be the American judicial system. In this episode, the Times Opinion columnist David F…
11 months ago
Trump Is Failing the Marshmallow Test. Again.
The New York Times Opinion writer Binyamin Appelbaum has been writing and thinking about President Trump’s economic policy since his first term in of…
11 months, 1 week ago
A.I. Isn’t Coming for Moe the Bartender. Not Yet, Anyway.
In this episode, the actor Hank Azaria, known in part for his numerous roles on “The Simpsons,” confronts how A.I. is already shaking up the vocal ac…
11 months, 1 week ago
There’s a Reason Trump Is Going After Birthright Citizenship
On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end unconditional birthright citizenship. Lawsuits immediately began po…
11 months, 1 week ago
Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director Could ‘Destabilize the Whole System’
President Trump’s pick for F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, is no stranger to controversy. And despite a vigorous Senate hearing on Thursday, he appears …
11 months, 2 weeks ago