Gen Z-ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be On to Something.
Data shows that Gen Z is in a sex recession. Technology, #MeToo and a growing emphasis on platonic relationships are reshaping how many people think about sex. As anxiety grows over falling birthrates...
22 Jul 0s
The ‘Devil’s Bargain’ at the Heart of American Politics Now
This week, “The Opinions” politics round table wrestles with the art of political compromise. Did Lindsey Graham ingratiate himself with Donald Trump to protect Ukraine — and was it worth it? Should t...
18 Jul 31min
Is This the Fastest Opinion Shift in American Politics?
Seventy-one percent of Americans say they don’t want an A.I. data center built close to where they live. Why? In this conversation, the Opinion writer David Wallace-Wells and the contributing writer R...
15 Jul 32min
‘Platner Is Vile.’ McConnell Is Missing. Welcome to American Politics.
The word of the week for politics is “humiliation.” At least according to the Opinion contributing writer David Wallace-Wells, who joins the Opinion columnist David French and the national politics wr...
11 Jul 45min
The American Economy Isn’t as Bad as You Might Think
Despite all its problems, the U.S. economy is actually outperforming its competitors, China and the European Union, two Opinion contributing writers argue in this episode. Natasha Sarin, an economist ...
8 Jul 34min
Best of: Jill Lepore: ‘Most Forms of Tyranny Do Come to an End’
As America’s 250th birthday approaches, we wanted to revisit this conversation with the Harvard historian Jill Lepore. Lepore worries that Americans have become too passive, waiting for change to happ...
1 Jul 29min
Three Opinion Writers on Trump’s Latest Faceplant
As America heads toward its 250th anniversary, many of its citizens and residents are not feeling particularly celebratory. This week on “The Opinions,” the national politics writer Michelle Cottle an...
27 Jun 38min
Thomas Friedman on the Clash at the Core of the Iran Deal
The divide between Iran and America is, the Opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman argues, ultimately about the difference between “Kushnerism” (named for the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner) and “...
24 Jun 28min
