Why Trump Is Doing Better Than Polls Suggest
Many undecided voters aren’t undecided; they’re just uncomfortable, Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, argues. In this episode of “The Opinions,” he says that “uncomfortable Trump voters” — peo...
22 Okt 20246min
Sorry, Trump: ‘There Is No American Race or Blood That Outsiders Can Pollute’
Since coming down the escalator to announce his bid for president in 2015, Donald Trump has disparaged and dehumanized immigrants. In this episode of “The Opinions,” the Opinion columnist Carlos Lozad...
21 Okt 202415min
My Patients Are Children. Dobbs Forced Me to Leave Them Behind.
In the wake of the Dobbs decision, South Carolina banned abortion after around six weeks of pregnancy. The law does have a few exceptions, including rape and incest. Dr. Kristl Tomlin, a pediatric and...
17 Okt 202423min
We Need a ‘Managed Retreat’ In Florida
Florida’s two major hurricanes in the past month highlight how decades of deregulation and overdevelopment under Republican leadership have made the state increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Af...
16 Okt 20247min
Two Opinion Columnists on Melania Trump’s Memoir
Melania Trump promoted her recent memoir, “Melania,” with a series of glossy and cryptic promotional videos stating the desire “to share my perspective: the truth.” But what does the self-titled memoi...
15 Okt 202416min
America Needs More Children. JD Vance’s Shame Game Won’t Get Us There.
Despite concerns over the falling birthrate, especially on the right, the Times Opinion columnist David French recognizes that the push to have more families — and bigger ones — has become problematic...
14 Okt 20247min
Hiroshima Survivors Were Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Hear Their Warning.
This week, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bombing survivors, “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.” Over the summer, in an effor...
12 Okt 202418min
Why I Don’t Regret Paying My Kid $100 to Read a Book
Mirielle Silcoff received backlash when she wrote a guest essay for Times Opinion about paying her 12-year-old daughter $100 to read a novel. In this audio essay, Ms. Silcoff explains why she doesn’t ...
10 Okt 20249min
