Congress Is Dying in Real Time
The legislative branch of the government is in crisis. The shutdown is entering a second month. Millions of Americans were given a reprieve on Friday after a judge ordered the Trump administration to ...
1 Nov 202535min
We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust
In the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters, “This is the savagery that we only remember from the Nazi crimes in the Holocaust. Hamas are the n...
31 Okt 202523min
People Still Want to Get Married. Why Aren't They?
What’s the problem with marriage? That depends on whom you ask. The Times Opinion editor Meher Ahmad is joined by the Opinion writer Jessica Grose and the author Glynnis MacNicol to discuss the curren...
29 Okt 202519min
America's Next Story: Jill Lepore
The Harvard historian Jill Lepore worries that citizens have become too passive, waiting for change to happen to them. She is on a mission to revive what has become a lost art in American politics: am...
27 Okt 202530min
Trump Has a Religion. What Do Democrats Have?
The Conversation convenes this week with 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 to discu...
23 Okt 202530min
America's Next Story: Senator Ruben Gallego
Senator Ruben Gallego won election in Arizona in 2024 by emphasizing prosperity over equity. Now, he wants the rest of the Democratic Party to follow suit. In this interview with David Leonhardt, an e...
20 Okt 202534min
There Is No Trump Without the South
The South isn’t just a wellspring for American culture; it offers a blueprint for America’s future. For this week’s round table on “The Opinions,” three Southerners — the columnists Jamelle Bouie, Dav...
18 Okt 202538min
What Trump’s Peace Deal Really Means for Gaza
What does President Trump’s peace deal between Israel and Hamas mean for Palestinians in the region? On this episode, the Opinion editor Dan Wakin interviews Diana Buttu, a former adviser to the Pales...
15 Okt 202529min
