One President’s Whim. A World in Crisis.
Early last Saturday, President Trump announced that the United States had begun a major military operation against Iran. What followed has been a week of confusion, mixed messaging and rising casualti...
7 Maalis 37min
Will Trump’s Failures Cost the G.O.P. in Texas?
The Texas Senate primary is three days away, and it’s a high-stakes race. With President Trump slumping in the polls and voters disenchanted with his handling of the economy, Democrats could have a sh...
28 Helmi 34min
Trump's Tariffs Won't Save Workers from A.I.
The Supreme Court’s decision striking down the Trump administration’s tariffs left the President fuming and with fewer weapons in his trade war arsenal. Opinion writers Binyamin Appelbaum and Emily Ba...
24 Helmi 32min
Iran, Epstein and the Abuse of Power: Two Stories, One Pattern
Power — and the abuse of it — is defining the current news cycle. On this week’s round table of “The Opinions,” the Times Opinion politics writer Michelle Cottle is joined by the columnists Nicholas K...
21 Helmi 32min
‘Skin Orgasms for Everyone’: Highlights of the Winter Olympics So Far
The Winter Olympics are underway, and all eyes are on Milan. In a round-table discussion, the Opinion editor Steve Stromberg speaks with the contributing writer Esau McCaulley, the writer and podcaste...
19 Helmi 34min
Pam Bondi’s ‘Cage Match’ and Trump’s Fraying Coalition
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s combative testimony before the House Judiciary Committee this week offered a glimpse of what’s happening inside the Republican Party: a full-scale meltdown. In this round ...
14 Helmi 39min
Trump and the Death of Shared Morality in America
The columnist David Brooks’s 22-year tenure at The New York Times is coming to an end, and so the Conversation trio of Robert Siegel, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Brooks gather one last time to discuss Preside...
12 Helmi 28min
Marijuana Is Everywhere. That’s a Problem.
More than a decade ago, The New York Times editorial board argued that the United States should legalize recreational marijuana. This week, the board modified its stance. Yes, it should be legalized —...
10 Helmi 25min
