‘African American’ Is Awkward. It’s Time to Use ‘Black.’
The linguist John McWhorter on how language around racial identity is evolving.Trump urged the Washington Commanders to revert to their former name. They dropped “Redskins” in 2020 following years of ...
29 Jul 202524min
What the Democratic Party Still Doesn’t Get About Deportations
This week on “The Opinions,” the national politics correspondent Michelle Cottle and the columnists Jamelle Bouie and Michelle Goldberg discuss the growing anger over President Trump’s mass deportatio...
26 Jul 202533min
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
Omer Bartov grew up in Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He went on to study the Holocaust and genocide as a historian. In this conversation, he tells the Opinion editor Daniel J. Wakin ...
23 Jul 202526min
There Is Hope for Democrats. Look to Kansas.
David Leonhardt, an editorial director for Opinion, talks to the Opinion correspondent Michelle Cottle about her recent reporting trip to Kansas. Cottle argues that Democrats should look to moderate g...
22 Jul 202524min
Trump, Epstein and a Stinging SCOTUS Dissent
This week on the “Opinions” round table, the national politics correspondent Michelle Cottle and the columnists David French and Jamelle Bouie discuss the right’s implosion over the Trump administrati...
19 Jul 202535min
‘Jeopardy!’ Is a Reminder that Facts Are Fun — and Essential
Ken Jennings, the “Jeopardy!” host, doesn’t think trivia is trivial. In this episode, he makes the case that shows like “Jeopardy!” aren’t just games — they might be among the last cultural spaces whe...
16 Jul 20259min
Are the Courts Checking Trump — or Enabling Him?
In this episode, the editorial director David Leonhardt talks to a conservative former federal judge, Michael McConnell, about the role of the courts in President Trump’s second term.Thoughts? Email u...
15 Jul 202519min
Elon Musk’s Revenge Campaign
The New York Times columnists Michelle Cottle and David French discuss whether the moment might be right for a third party. And French tells the story of the time he briefly considered a run for presi...
12 Jul 202527min
