What a Book of Excuses Reveals About the Democrats’ Future
Kamala Harris’s new memoir, “107 Days,” reads like a book of excuses. In this episode, the Opinion national politics writer Michelle Cottle and the Opinion columnists Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen ...
27 Sep 202536min
Trump Is America’s First Meme President
President Trump’s way of communicating has wormed itself deep into American culture. His speeches, interactions with the press and social media posts have inspired countless memes and impersonations f...
23 Sep 202527min
Elizabeth Warren on America's Next Story
Senator Elizabeth Warren arrived on the political scene during the 2008 financial crisis with a very specific story about the economy — that it’s rigged against hardworking Americans. But it was Donal...
22 Sep 202537min
‘We’re in the Most Dangerous Point for Free Speech in America’
Jimmy Kimmel’s removal is the latest example of a wave of firings following the killing of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk. On this episode of “The Opinions,” the Opinion national politics writ...
20 Sep 202537min
America Was Defined by a Story. It’s Time for a New One.
Donald Trump rose to power on a dark vision of American life: stagnation, lost greatness, unfairness. But he’ll eventually leave office — really, he will. David Leonhardt, an editorial director in Tim...
16 Sep 202510min
The ‘Fork in the Road’ After Charlie Kirk’s Death
Following the killing of the conservative political organizer Charlie Kirk, the Opinion national politics writer Michelle Cottle talks to the Opinion columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French about ho...
13 Sep 202531min
When Authoritarianism Looms, Old Friends Reunite
The Opinion columnist David Brooks, the contributing Opinion writer E.J. Dionne Jr. and the former host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” Robert Siegel convene to discuss the week’s news for The Conver...
11 Sep 202528min
