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Uninspired by Plant-Based Foods? Add Some Anchovies.
Anchovies can help make plant-forward eating more delicious and appealing, argues Christopher Beckman, an archaeologist-turned-anchovy-lover. He is t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Kamala Harris Wrote Two Books. They Paint Different Pictures.
Kamala Harris has made her time as a prosecutor central to her presidential pitch. In this audio essay, Carlos Lozada, a Times Opinion columnist and …
1 year, 4 months ago
Can You Tell Which Short Story ChatGPT Wrote?
In this era of artificial intelligence, who can compose a better beach read for the vacationing masses? The beloved fiction writer Curtis Sittenfeld …
1 year, 4 months ago
The ‘Sad Missed Opportunity’ of the Democratic Convention
The Democratic Party’s recent position — or lack of position — on Gaza “feels like gaslighting to a lot of Democratic voters,” Farah Stockman of the …
1 year, 4 months ago
The Democrats’ Joyfest is Over. Now Comes The Slugfest.
Kamala Harris was flying high last week, but Donald Trump is poised to bring her back down to earth.
1 year, 4 months ago
Tressie McMillan Cottom on Why Trump Is Struggling to Box Harris In
Should voters care about Kamala Harris’s identity? In this audio essay, the sociologist and New York Times Opinion columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom …
1 year, 4 months ago
I’m a Doctor. I Was Unprepared When I Got This Disease.
Dr. Deborah Heaney was enjoying a vacation in the Caribbean when she was struck with a sudden, debilitating illness. It took her days, a flight home …
1 year, 4 months ago
James Carville on How Democrats Can Win on the Economy
In 1992, James Carville, the longtime political strategist, coined the phrase that helped win Bill Clinton the presidency: “The economy, stupid.” In …
1 year, 4 months ago
David French on the Pro-Life Case for Kamala Harris
David French, an Opinion columnist, is an evangelical, pro-life conservative. For the first time in his life, he plans to vote for a Democratic presi…
1 year, 4 months ago
Nicholas Kristof on the Failure of West Coast Liberalism
Nicholas Kristof is an Oregonian and, he is quick to point out, a liberal. But in this audio essay, Kristof takes liberals to task for their governin…
1 year, 4 months ago