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U.S.A.I.D. Might Be Dead, but the Waste Is Alive and Well
The United States Agency for International Development no longer exists. As of July 1, what’s left of it has been absorbed into the State Department.…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trump May Get His ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ but the G.O.P. Will Pay a Price
There will be many short- and long-term consequences if Republicans succeed in passing President Trump’s signature policy bill, as they aim to do bef…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trump, Iran and the Slow Creep of Presidential Power
War. Did President Trump get America into one? On this episode of “The Opinions,” the columnists Carlos Lozada, Jamelle Bouie and David French dissec…
1 year, 3 months ago
Is Iran Really a Threat to the United States? A Debate.
Will Trump’s Iran strikes make the country’s regime “see the light”? In this episode of “The Opinions,” the director of the editorial board David Leo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Are We Headed For Another Endless Middle Eastern War?
The Times Opinion columnist Nick Kristof weighs in on the uncertainties following the United States’ surprise bombing of Iran and Tehran’s retaliatio…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trump Is Vulnerable. Democrats Still Need a Strategy.
Given the recent protests against ICE raids, is President Trump alienating some of his supporters? In this episode, the Opinion national politics wri…
1 year, 3 months ago
Tom Friedman: ‘This Is One of the Most Remarkable Dramas in the Middle East’
As tensions between Iran and Israel escalate, questions are mounting about America’s role in the conflict and how President Trump should navigate the…
1 year, 4 months ago
It’s Not Just Trump Voters. Both Parties Are in Denial.
In this episode, the editorial board director David Leonhardt talks to Arlie Russell Hochschild about why voters in Appalachia continue to support th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Three Opinion Writers on the L.A. Protests and Trump’s Spectacle of Control
This week, President Trump ordered the National Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles to confront protesters. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., he is pu…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Israeli Hostage Who Refused to Embrace Revenge
Liat Beinin Atzili was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for 54 days. When she returned to Israel, she learned her husband was murdered on Oct. 7. In thi…
1 year, 4 months ago