Why the Supreme Court Might End Affirmative Action

This week, we interviewed two people with leading roles in the rapidly escalating conflict between the Trump administration and American higher education.Today, we speak with Christopher Rufo, who led...

11 Apr 202543min

After promising that tariffs against dozens of countries were here to stay, no matter how much they hurt businesses or the stock market, President Trump has abruptly reversed course.But there’s an exc...

10 Apr 202528min

This week, we interviewed two people with leading roles in the rapidly escalating conflict between the Trump administration and American higher education. Today, we speak with the president of Princet...

9 Apr 202538min

On Monday, global stocks whipsawed over President Trump’s tariffs, a bear market briefly became official in the United States and tit-for-tat retaliation with China intensified.As trillions of dollars...

8 Apr 202536min

Over the past few weeks, President Trump has used executive orders to wage war on law firms, specifically targeting those whose lawyers have investigated or sued him, or represented his enemies in cou...

7 Apr 202535min

“The force of his will is the thing I remember about him,” says Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who wrote a profile of Val Kilmer for The New York Times Magazine in May 2020. “He was sure he was going to come ...

6 Apr 202553min

The actor talks about his new film “The Friend,” his jerky past and what he doesn’t get about himself. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe...

5 Apr 202551min

The reverberations from President Trump’s new global tariffs have rocked financial markets and world capitals. American stocks have plunged, and foreign leaders have issued forceful condemnations.The ...

4 Apr 202534min