Introducing 'The Choice' from NYT Opinion
Since 1860, the New York Times editorial board has been endorsing a candidate for president (they went for the tall Republican that year). Historically they've made their decision after off-the-record...
17 Jan 20205min
Could Bernie Sanders Win It All?
Has Bernie Sanders been woefully underestimated? The columnists discuss the Vermont senator’s rise in 2020 polling, his current spat with rival progressive Elizabeth Warren and whether Sanders has bee...
16 Jan 202032min
Does Trump Have an Iran Strategy?
After an American drone strike killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani of Iran and heightened tensions in the Middle East, does President Trump have a plan for what comes next? The columnists discuss the ni...
9 Jan 202041min
What We Got Wrong in 2019
In the last "Argument" of the year, the columnists gather 'round for a little holiday self-flagellation. After a look back on their biggest pundit mistakes of 2019, we hear from listeners about their ...
26 Dec 201926min
Why Hasn’t Impeachment Changed Minds?
After weeks of public hearings, debate and charges against President Donald Trump at long last, has impeachment actually changed anyone's mind? This week on “The Argument,” the columnists talk polling...
19 Dec 201934min
Why Is the Democratic Primary So White?
The Democratic Party’s electorate is highly diverse, but its top-polling presidential contenders are all white. What gives? The columnists talk Kamala Harris’s exit from the race, Cory Booker’s failur...
12 Dec 201928min
Should College Be Free?
Should public colleges be tuition-free? Should student loan debt be forgiven? The columnists discuss Pete Buttigieg’s criticisms of his more liberal Democratic rivals’ plans to reduce the costs of hig...
5 Dec 201933min
Are Public Impeachment Hearings Working?
Are the impeachment hearings moving the needle on public opinion? Times columnist David Brooks joins Ross and Michelle to discuss the Democrats’ impeachment strategy so far. Then, is America’s tipping...
21 Nov 201926min
