Trump’s Win Terrifies Me. Why Don’t Boys My Age Care?
Exit polls from the presidential election reveal a divided country: Women tended to vote for Kamala Harris; men, for Donald Trump. And that divide may extend to citizens who aren’t yet of voting age. ...
19 Nov 20247min
Hungary Shows Us How a Second Trump Term Might Play Out
Donald Trump has referred to Hungary’s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orban, as “a great man, a great leader.” In this episode, the columnist M. Gessen, who is in exile from Vladimir Putin’s Russia...
18 Nov 20249min
Robert Kennedy Jr. Revealed What Is Missing in Public Health Messaging
In a recent interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he expected that the Trump administration would recommend against putting fluoride in drinking water, which was met with public outrage and confusion....
14 Nov 20248min
David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right
The biggest divide in America today is not about race or gender, the Times Opinion columnist David Brooks argues. In this episode, he explains how the “diploma divide” can help us understand Donald Tr...
13 Nov 202410min
‘People Are In for a Really Rude Shock’ on Trump’s Economy
Voters chose Donald Trump, in part, in response to inflation under President Biden. And yet, the columnist Paul Krugman argues, the new president-elect’s economic plan “is the most inflationary progra...
12 Nov 20247min
Stop Pretending Trump Is Not Who We Are
For those caught off guard, Trump’s victory has been a shock. In this episode of “The Opinions,” the columnist and “Matter of Opinion” co-host Carlos Lozada encourages his fellow Americans to ask a so...
11 Nov 202413min
The Hubris That Cost Democrats the Election
The New York Times Opinion columnists Lydia Polgreen and Tressie McMillan Cottom discuss what was revealed about America on Tuesday, why the Democrats failed and what individuals can do about the futu...
7 Nov 202418min
David French: It’s Time to Admit America Has Changed
Donald Trump’s enduring hold over the Republican Party may send him back to the White House. On this episode of The Opinions, the columnist David French joins deputy Opinion Editor Patrick Healy to di...
6 Nov 202414min
