What the Glorification of Luigi Mangione Reveals About America
The political scientist Robert A. Pape has studied political violence for the past 30 years. In this episode of “The Opinions,” he describes what his research illuminates about the homicide of United ...
12 Dec 20249min
The One Thing the U.S. Can Do to Help Syria Now
In this episode of The Opinions, Farah Stockman, a member of the Times’s editorial board, argues that letting U.S. sanctions against Syria expire, while not without risks, could go a long way to helpi...
11 Dec 20248min
The Security Threat Hundreds of Miles Above Our Heads
What would happen if a nuclear weapon detonated in space, destroying the satellites that make so much of our digital existence — and our national security — possible? In this episode, William Hennigan...
10 Dec 202411min
The Power Struggle Behind Trans Youth Health Care
In this episode, the New York Times Opinion columnists Lydia Polgreen and M. Gessen discuss the historic Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti, its implications for gender-affirming care for mi...
9 Dec 202418min
How a Book From 1981 Anticipated This Political Moment
In this conversation, the New York Times Opinion columnists Carlos Lozada, a former book critic, and Pamela Paul, previously the editor of The Times’s Book Review, each share one book that, in their o...
6 Dec 202416min
The Secret to Enjoying Awkward Holiday Parties
The holiday season is known for bringing dreaded cocktail party small talk. But your conversations with colleagues, friends or family need not be awkward drudgery, according to Opinion Audio’s executi...
4 Dec 20248min
Five Opinion Writers on What Biden Should Do in His Final Days as President
President Biden has about six weeks left in office, and with Republicans set to control both houses of Congress and the presidency next year, his final acts may be more important than ever.So we asked...
3 Dec 202421min
David Brooks on Staying Humane in Inhumane Times
These are cruel and challenging times. How did previous generations hold on to their sanity — and humanity — in the face of violence and instability?In this episode, the columnist David Brooks seeks a...
2 Dec 20246min
