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David Brooks: I Found Faith in a Crowded Subway Car
Over the past decade, the Times columnist David Brooks has gone from agnostic to deeply religious. In this episode he explores the evolving role of f…
1 year ago
Bird Flu, Pneumonia: It's Time For Weekly Virus Reports
Flu season has arrived again, and we still lack mainstream communication systems about risk levels and how to protect ourselves from seasonal viruses…
1 year ago
Thomas Friedman on Syria, the U.S. and Trump
The New York Times Opinion columnist Thomas Friedman and the Opinion editor Daniel Wakin discuss how and why the United States should use its influen…
1 year ago
What If Our Democracy Can’t Survive Without Christianity?
The New York Times Opinion columnist David French, a lifelong evangelical, speaks to Jonathan Rauch, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and…
1 year ago
Paul Krugman: After 25 Years, My Parting Words to Readers
The columnist reflects on a quarter century of contrarian opinions at The Times.
1 year ago
Why I’m Not Dreading Holiday Chores This Season
Holidays often mean more work. Here’s how to view that work differently.
1 year ago
Tell Us What Brought You Joy In 2024
Is there a movie, a book, a meme, a memory, a hobby you took up or a vice you quit that stayed with you this year, or helped you unwind and forget ab…
1 year, 1 month ago
What the Glorification of Luigi Mangione Reveals About America
The political scientist Robert A. Pape has studied political violence for the past 30 years. In this episode of “The Opinions,” he describes what his…
1 year, 1 month ago
The One Thing the U.S. Can Do to Help Syria Now
In this episode of The Opinions, Farah Stockman, a member of the Times’s editorial board, argues that letting U.S. sanctions against Syria expire, wh…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Security Threat Hundreds of Miles Above Our Heads
What would happen if a nuclear weapon detonated in space, destroying the satellites that make so much of our digital existence — and our national sec…
1 year, 1 month ago