Fareed Zakaria on Where Russia’s War in Ukraine Stands — and Much More
A lot about the world has changed since February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. The war itself has brought a number of surprises, from the tenacity of Ukraine’s resistance to the limits of Western...
2 Jun 20231h 30min
Matter of Opinion: A Look at the 2024 G.O.P. Primary Field
Today we’re bringing you an episode from the latest New York Times Opinion podcast, “Matter of Opinion.” It’s a chat show, hosted by my colleagues Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydi...
30 Mai 202332min
If You’re Reading This, You’re Probably ‘WEIRD’
Here’s a little experiment. Take a second to think about how you would fill in the blank in this sentence: “I am _____.”If you’re anything like me, the first descriptors that come to mind are personal...
26 Mai 20231h 11min
The Teen Mental Health Crisis, Part 2
The data is clear: Levels of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide have spiked for American teenagers over the last decade. Last Friday’s episode with the psychologist Jean Twenge sifted through ...
23 Mai 20231h 8min
The Teen Mental Health Crisis, Part 1
We’re in the midst of a serious teen mental health crisis. The number of teenagers and young adults with clinical depression more than doubled between 2011 and 2021. The suicide rate for teenagers nea...
19 Mai 20231h 20min
A Libertarian and I Debate the Debt Ceiling
On Jan. 19, the United States officially hit its debt limit. In response, the Treasury Department began using accounting maneuvers known as “extraordinary measures” to continue paying the government’s...
16 Mai 202356min
Best Of: A Weird, Wonderful Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is one of the great living science fiction writers and one of the most astute observers of how planets look, feel and work. His Mars Trilogy imagined what it might be like for hum...
12 Mai 20231h 32min
Best Of: Why Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’
Here’s a sobering thought: The older we get, the harder it is for us to learn, to question, to reimagine. This isn’t just habit hardening into dogma. It’s encoded into the way our brains change as we ...
9 Mai 20231h 1min
