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Bret Stephens: The Logic Behind Trump’s Cabinet Picks
From Matt Gaetz to Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s outlandish cabinet selections reflect the power of social and political deviance, th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump Should Bring the Ukraine War to Its ‘Inevitable Ending’
President-elect Donald Trump has said that as president, he will negotiate an end to the carnage in Ukraine in a single day. A peace deal could have …
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump’s Win Terrifies Me. Why Don’t Boys My Age Care?
Exit polls from the presidential election reveal a divided country: Women tended to vote for Kamala Harris; men, for Donald Trump. And that divide ma…
1 year, 1 month ago
Hungary Shows Us How a Second Trump Term Might Play Out
Donald Trump has referred to Hungary’s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orban, as “a great man, a great leader.” In this episode, the columnist M. G…
1 year, 1 month ago
Robert Kennedy Jr. Revealed What Is Missing in Public Health Messaging
In a recent interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he expected that the Trump administration would recommend against putting fluoride in drinking wate…
1 year, 2 months ago
David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right
The biggest divide in America today is not about race or gender, the Times Opinion columnist David Brooks argues. In this episode, he explains how th…
1 year, 2 months ago
‘People Are In for a Really Rude Shock’ on Trump’s Economy
Voters chose Donald Trump, in part, in response to inflation under President Biden. And yet, the columnist Paul Krugman argues, the new president-ele…
1 year, 2 months ago
Stop Pretending Trump Is Not Who We Are
For those caught off guard, Trump’s victory has been a shock. In this episode of “The Opinions,” the columnist and “Matter of Opinion” co-host Carlos…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Hubris That Cost Democrats the Election
The New York Times Opinion columnists Lydia Polgreen and Tressie McMillan Cottom discuss what was revealed about America on Tuesday, why the Democrat…
1 year, 2 months ago
David French: It’s Time to Admit America Has Changed
Donald Trump’s enduring hold over the Republican Party may send him back to the White House. On this episode of The Opinions, the columnist David Fre…
1 year, 2 months ago