The Opinions
Episodes
The Power Struggle Behind Trans Youth Health Care
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the New York Times Opinion columnists Lydia Polgreen and M. Gessen discuss the historic Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti,...
How a Book From 1981 Anticipated This Political Moment
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, the New York Times Opinion columnists Carlos Lozada, a former book critic, and Pamela Paul, previously the editor of The Times’...
The Secret to Enjoying Awkward Holiday Parties
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The holiday season is known for bringing dreaded cocktail party small talk. But your conversations with colleagues, friends or family need not be awkw...
Five Opinion Writers on What Biden Should Do in His Final Days as President
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden has about six weeks left in office, and with Republicans set to control both houses of Congress and the presidency next year, his fina...
David Brooks on Staying Humane in Inhumane Times
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
These are cruel and challenging times. How did previous generations hold on to their sanity — and humanity — in the face of violence and instabili...
Can Learning to Love Beans Help Save the Planet?
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a nation filled with meat lovers, how can we persuade Americans to stop eating animals and help save the planet? The food writer Bee Wilson believe...
Thomas Friedman: Trump’s Path to a Nobel Peace Prize?
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Israel-Gaza war poses multiple challenges for President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration. But the former president has proposed a plan fo...
Nicholas Kristof: Consider Skipping Meat This Thanksgiving
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Thanksgiving week, and the columnist Nicholas Kristof wants you to consider skipping the turkey. “I don’t want to wag my fingers at people ...
I’m a Food Editor. I Hate Thanksgiving Dinner.
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Margaux Laskey, an associate editor at New York Times Cooking, has a surprising confession: She doesn’t like Thanksgiving dinner. After days of effo...
Bret Stephens: The Logic Behind Trump’s Cabinet Picks
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From Matt Gaetz to Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s outlandish cabinet selections reflect the power of social and political deviance, t...
Trump Should Bring the Ukraine War to Its ‘Inevitable Ending’
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump has said that as president, he will negotiate an end to the carnage in Ukraine in a single day. A peace deal could have u...
Trump’s Win Terrifies Me. Why Don’t Boys My Age Care?
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Hungary Shows Us How a Second Trump Term Might Play Out
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has referred to Hungary’s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orban, as “a great man, a great leader.” In this episode, the columnist...
Robert Kennedy Jr. Revealed What Is Missing in Public Health Messaging
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he expected that the Trump administration would recommend against putting fluoride in drinking water...
David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
‘People Are In for a Really Rude Shock’ on Trump’s Economy
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voters chose Donald Trump, in part, in response to inflation under President Biden. And yet, the columnist Paul Krugman argues, the new president-elec...
Stop Pretending Trump Is Not Who We Are
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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-ho...
The Hubris That Cost Democrats the Election
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The New York Times Opinion columnists Lydia Polgreen and Tressie McMillan Cottom discuss what was revealed about America on Tuesday, why the Democrats...
David French: It’s Time to Admit America Has Changed
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Fr...
Have Election Anxiety? These 5 Minutes Can Help.
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, many of us are ruminating on an unknowable future. Eliza Barclay, a climate editor for New York Times Opinion and a certified mindfulness instr...
Why Trump's Conduct Hasn’t Tanked His Chances
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Deputy Opinion Editor Patrick Healy on one of the voter insights that has stayed with him from Donald Trump's former campaign manager.Thoughts? Em...
Ricky Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Rita Moreno on Puerto Ricans’ Votes
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, three Puerto Rican icons — Ricky Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Rita Moreno — shared a collective mes...
Has Trump Lost His Crucial Latino Support?
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans’ growing support among Latinos is no longer guaranteed after a comedian made a racist joke at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden ral...
Embrace Unstructured Naughtiness. Ditch the Switch Witch.
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some parents don't let their children keep their halloween candy, and instead have a "switch witch" come in the night and replace the sweets with a to...
A Second Trump Term Could Lead to a ‘Backdoor Federal Abortion Ban’
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With less than a week to go until the most contested election in generations, law professor Mary Ziegler considers what a second term for Donald Trump...
Why This Senate Candidate Is a Potential ‘Shock to the System’
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Much of the country is laser focused on the presidential election, but control of the Senate is also up for grabs in November. One of the seats in con...
The Real Reasons Why the G.O.P. Is Spending Millions on Anti-Trans Ads
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Republican Party has been investing millions of dollars in anti-trans advertisements in a play to reach moderates and voters on the left who feel ...
I Went Viral For Crying Over Hurricane Milton. I Couldn’t Help It.
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The meteorologist John Morales has been a hurricane specialist in Miami for decades, but he never found himself close to tears until he witnessed the ...
More Babies Aren’t the Only Solution to Falling Birthrates
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite growing concerns, the Opinion writer Jessica Grose doesn’t want you to panic about the falling birthrate. In this episode of “The Opinions...
Why Trump Is Doing Better Than Polls Suggest
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many undecided voters aren’t undecided; they’re just uncomfortable, Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, argues. In this episode of “The Op...
Sorry, Trump: ‘There Is No American Race or Blood That Outsiders Can Pollute’
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since coming down the escalator to announce his bid for president in 2015, Donald Trump has disparaged and dehumanized immigrants. In this episode of ...
My Patients Are Children. Dobbs Forced Me to Leave Them Behind.
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 r...
We Need a ‘Managed Retreat’ In Florida
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Florida’s two major hurricanes in the past month highlight how decades of deregulation and overdevelopment under Republican leadership have made the...
Two Opinion Columnists on Melania Trump’s Memoir
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Melania Trump promoted her recent memoir, “Melania,” with a series of glossy and cryptic promotional videos stating the desire “to share my pers...
America Needs More Children. JD Vance’s Shame Game Won’t Get Us There.
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite concerns over the falling birthrate, especially on the right, the Times Opinion columnist David French recognizes that the push to have more f...
Hiroshima Survivors Were Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Hear Their Warning.
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 fr...
Why I Don’t Regret Paying My Kid $100 to Read a Book
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Why Kamala Harris's 'Call Her Daddy' Strategy Might Not be Enough
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has been on a tour of the Gen Z influencer ecosystem, from Theo Von to Adin Ross. In this episode of “The Opinions,” Daniel Pfeiffer,...
I Was a Teacher in Gaza. This Is What Haunts Me Now.
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The last time Mosab Abu Toha, a poet and teacher, was in a classroom in Gaza, it was to shelter with his students and their families, all seeking refu...
I Live in Israel. I Never Hear About What My Country Is Doing to Gaza.
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Israeli anger toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been building in the year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Mairav Zonszein, an Israeli-Ameri...
The Real Loser of the V.P. Debate
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
M. Gessen, an Opinion columnist, watched Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate with a sense of dread. In their mind, the question was not who would win...
Thomas Friedman: ‘This Is Code Red Time in the Middle East’
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Friedman, an Opinion columnist and Middle East correspondent, is keenly aware of the many red lines that have been crossed in the growing confl...
Luxury Turkish Travel Is the Least of Our Worries
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, was indicted last week for soliciting foreign funds for his campaign and for personal use. Casey Michel, direc...
The Only Patriotic Choice for President
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Times Opinion Editor Kathleen Kingsbury make the case for Kamala Harris.Thoughts? Email us at [email protected].
A Fix for Trump’s Stop the Steal Strategy
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Wegman, a member of the Times editorial board, has argued that to make the American election process more straightforward and just, the United S...
‘I Knew I Should Leave, I Couldn’t Leave’
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Flash floods plagued Utah and much of the Colorado Plateau this summer. Climate change has made them more frequent and more intense. In this audio ess...
Nicholas Kristof: Readers Respond to My Column on Trump Voters
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the columnist Nicholas Kristof argues that Democrats should focus their criticism on Donald Trump instead of Trump voters.
JD Vance Is Wrong — Kamala Harris Isn’t Changing Her Accent
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, Republicans have taken to accusing Kamala Harris of using fake accents while on the campaign trail. In this episode of “The Opinions,” J...
What Liberals Miss About the MAGA Movement
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David French, a Times columnist, believes that to understand MAGA, we have to understand the joy and sense of belonging that the movement bestows upon...
Paul Krugman on the Interest Rate Cut and What’s Next
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The economist and New York Times Opinion Columnist Paul Krugman makes the case for aggressive rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and argues that now is ...
It’s Time We Start Naming America’s Deadliest Climate Disasters
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heat waves kill more Americans than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined. But despite their deadly toll, we rarely treat them with the urgency th...
Why Have Kids? A Liberal Case for Natalism
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Anastasia Berg. Having children has become increasingly “coded as conservative and reactionary,” philosopher Anastasia Berg argues. She makes...
Trump, Tariffs and the Truth About His Economic Plans
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For voters whose top issue is the economy, the choice is clear, argues Binyamin Appelbaum, a member of the Times Editorial Board. Though Vice Presiden...
'I Feel Like She Humiliated Him': How Trump Lost the Debate
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Goldberg, the Times Opinion columnist, and Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, discuss the best and worst moments of the debate between...
Charging Parents for School Shootings Protects Weak Gun Laws
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After school shootings in Michigan, southern Virginia, and now Georgia, parents have been charged in connection to their children’s actions. Megan S...
Trump Picks His Own Rally Music. What Is He Trying to Say?
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Songs from Luciano Pavarotti, Sinead O’Connor and “Cats” may not strike you as typical campaign music, but they’re on repeat at Donald Trump’...
Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s drive to stay in power is harming Israel’s global reputation and complicating the U.S. presidential election f...
These Chemicals Are Hurting Us. Why Aren’t We Regulating Them?
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They’ve been found in our milk, our eggs, our water supply and our bodies.In this audio essay, the environmental activist Erin Brockovich makes the ...
These Young Voters Offer a Road Map For Kamala Harris
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in on this focus group with young undecided voters — a group that could determine the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. The New ...
Uninspired by Plant-Based Foods? Add Some Anchovies.
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anchovies can help make plant-forward eating more delicious and appealing, argues Christopher Beckman, an archaeologist-turned-anchovy-lover. He is th...
Kamala Harris Wrote Two Books. They Paint Different Pictures.
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kamala Harris has made her time as a prosecutor central to her presidential pitch. In this audio essay, Carlos Lozada, a Times Opinion columnist and h...
Can You Tell Which Short Story ChatGPT Wrote?
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this era of artificial intelligence, who can compose a better beach read for the vacationing masses? The beloved fiction writer Curtis Sittenfeld …...
The ‘Sad Missed Opportunity’ of the Democratic Convention
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Democratic Party’s recent position — or lack of position — on Gaza “feels like gaslighting to a lot of Democratic voters,” Farah Stockma...
The Democrats’ Joyfest is Over. Now Comes The Slugfest.
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kamala Harris was flying high last week, but Donald Trump is poised to bring her back down to earth.
Tressie McMillan Cottom on Why Trump Is Struggling to Box Harris In
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Should voters care about Kamala Harris’s identity? In this audio essay, the sociologist and New York Times Opinion columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom...
I’m a Doctor. I Was Unprepared When I Got This Disease.
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Deborah Heaney was enjoying a vacation in the Caribbean when she was struck with a sudden, debilitating illness. It took her days, a flight home a...
James Carville on How Democrats Can Win on the Economy
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1992, James Carville, the longtime political strategist, coined the phrase that helped win Bill Clinton the presidency: “The economy, stupid.” ...
David French on the Pro-Life Case for Kamala Harris
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David French, an Opinion columnist, is an evangelical, pro-life conservative. For the first time in his life, he plans to vote for a Democratic presid...
Nicholas Kristof on the Failure of West Coast Liberalism
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Kristof is an Oregonian and, he is quick to point out, a liberal. But in this audio essay, Kristof takes liberals to task for their governing...
Charles Blow on Coming Out Late in Life
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For Pride Month, the Opinion columnist Charles Blow dove into the stories of people who embraced fluid sexual identities later in life. He argues that...
Farah Stockman on How Democrats Can Win Rural America
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats tend to do well in cities; Republicans tend to do well in rural areas. But winning back at least some rural voters is essential for Democrat...
Michelle Goldberg on the Kamala Harris Sugar High
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Democratic enthusiasm for Kamala Harris at a fever pitch, the New York Times Opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg spent a day in Atlanta at one of...
David French on Being Canceled by His Former Church
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A few months ago, the Opinion columnist David French and his family were canceled by their former church. In response, French wrote about the painful ...
David Brooks on Ending America's 'Social and Emotional Breakdown'
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When David Brooks was growing up, he was emotionally detached, he says. Over the past several years, he’s worked to change that. In this audio essay...
Introducing 'The Opinions'
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Commentary from the biggest names in New York Times Opinion. One voice, one idea, four days a week, in 10 minutes or less.Thoughts? Suggestions? Email...