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1In this episode of “The Opinions,” the Opinion writer David Wallace-Wells sits down with Paul A. Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, shortly after the most recent vote by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, to discuss what the committee’s decision means for childhood vaccinations.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Vishakha Darbha. It was edited by Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Derek Arthur, Kristina Samulewski and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Isaac Jones. Fact-checking by Alex Ellerbeck, Kate Sinclair and Alexandra Sifferlin. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Special thanks to Alison Bruzek.
Donald Trump rose to power on a dark vision of American life: stagnation, lost greatness, unfairness. But he’ll eventually leave office — really, he will. David Leonhardt, an editorial director in Times Opinion, wants to know what’s next. What should America’s next story be? In the first in the series, he looks back to America’s founding story.What do you think America’s next story should be? We want to hear from you. Record a voice memo on your phone and send it to theopinions@nytimes.com. We may use an excerpt from your response in a future episode.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Jillian Weinberger. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Derek Arthur, Vishakha Darbha and Kristina Samulewski. Mixing by Pat McCusker. Original music by Carole Sabouraud and Pat McCusker. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
Following the killing of the conservative political organizer Charlie Kirk, the Opinion national politics writer Michelle Cottle talks to the Opinion columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French about how to remember Kirk honestly and rising political violence in the country.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Vishakha Darbha. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Derek Arthur, Kristina Samulewski and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Pat McCusker, Isaac Jones and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
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 convene to discuss the week’s news for The Conversation. They debate President Trump’s shows of strength and how voters and politicians — including members of Trump’s own party — are responding.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Derek Arthur. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Vishakha Darbha, Kristina Samulewski and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Isaac Jones. Original music by Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Kate Sinclair and Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
President Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian Museum for being too “woke” in its exhibits are part of a broader effort to control America’s story. Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, has created institutions that confront the nation’s painful past to preserve an honest vision of history. In this conversation with Jeffrey Toobin, he argues that while America has much to celebrate, whitewashing its history lets its mistakes — and their consequences — live on.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Derek Arthur. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Vishakha Darbha, Kristina Samulewski and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Sonia Herrero and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
Congress is back in session and there’s a lot on the agenda — from a potential government shutdown to the ongoing battle over the Epstein files. On this episode of “The Opinions,” the Opinion national politics writer Michelle Cottle is joined by the columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French to talk about whether the Democrats should shut down the government and Congress’s weakening role under Trump.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.
The Opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman has been spending time in China studying the country’s A.I. ambitions and what they mean for the world. His conclusion: A.I. could become a “nuclear bazooka” unless the United States and China find a way to build trust and work together. In this conversation with the Opinion editor Bill Brink, Tom explains why global safety depends on it.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.
Maine has one of the highest rates of opioid use disorder in the nation. But a program at a rural Maine jail initiated by an addiction medicine specialist, Alane O’Connor, is offering hope and saving lives. She’s spearheading a pilot program that offers a monthly injection of the drug Sublocade to addicted inmates, which curbs opioid cravings continuously for a month. In this episode, she argues, “jails are an incredible opportunity to help people enter recovery.”This episode originally aired January 16, 2025.
From done-up hair to heavily applied makeup, conservative women — particularly those in President Trump’s orbit — deploy a specific aesthetic to signify their politics. Women like Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina are exemplars of this beauty trend, showing off a hyperfeminine look that is at odds with how they wield their power.In this episode of “The Opinions,” Meher Ahmad, an editor for Times Opinion, and the Opinion writer Jessica Grose discuss why this aesthetic is tailored for social media’s algorithm — and what it’s really selling.This episode originally aired May 7, 2025.
President Trump deployed the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and is threatening to do so in other American cities. On this episode of “The Opinions,” the Opinion national politics writer Michelle Cottle is joined by the columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French to debate what Trump is really talking about when he talks about crime and the risks of using the military as a police force.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Vishakha Darbha. It was edited by Alison Bruzek. The rest of the show's production team includes Derek Arthur, Kaari Pitkin, Kristina Samulewski and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Pat McCusker, Isaac Jones and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine policy changes aren’t making America healthy again, the Opinion writer David Wallace-Wells and the economist Emily Oster argue in this episode.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Jillian Weinberger. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Derek Arthur, Vishakha Darbha and Kristina Samulewski. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Sonia Herrero, Pat McCusker and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
Artificial intelligence is already showing up in the classroom, so how are colleges, professors and students adapting to it? The New York Times Opinion editor Meher Ahmad is joined by the writer Jessica Grose and the columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom to talk about how the humanities are charting a new course, and whether ChatGPT is comparable to SparkNotes.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Vishakha Darbha. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Derek Arthur, Kristina Samulewski and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Sonia Herrero. Original music by Pat McCusker, Sonia Herrero and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
Three Opinion writers on Trump’s most recent power grabs.
It was the worst thing that ever happened to Bill White — and then it became the best.Changing your mind can be a difficult thing to do, especially when it also means reconsidering the foundation of your faith. For Evangelical Pastor Bill White, that’s what happened when his 15-year-old son Timothy came out as gay to him at Starbucks. On this episode of “The Opinions,” Bill reads from his journal documenting the personal transformation that led him to thank God for making his son gay.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.
Three Opinion writers debate whether universities should make a deal with the administration.In this episode of The Opinions, David Leonhardt, an editorial director in Opinion, debates his colleagues Binyamin Appelbaum and Emily Bazelon on the agreements Ivy League universities have reached with the Trump administration, and what those deals mean for the future of higher education and other organizations fighting with the White House.Thoughts? Questions? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com
And what it could mean for the future of the conflict in the Middle East.As Gazans starve, some of Israel’s supporters and global allies, including President Trump, are beginning to change their views on the humanitarian crisis in the region. Michelle Cottle, a national politics writer for Times Opinion, joins the columnists Lydia Polgreen and David French to discuss this shift and Israel’s fundamental mistake.
Conservative Christian influencers are reshaping beauty standards and promoting diet culture — and their messages are resonating with women. In this episode of “The Opinions,” the Times Opinion editor Meher Ahmad speaks with the columnist Jessica Grose about how religion and weight loss culture intertwine, and why this pairing is gaining traction.Read the full transcript here: https://nytimes.com/2025/07/30/opinion/christian-influencers-diet-culture-women.htmlThoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Derek Arthur. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Vishakha Darbha, Kristina Samulewski and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Pat McCusker, Efim Shapiro and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
The linguist John McWhorter on how language around racial identity is evolving.Trump urged the Washington Commanders to revert to their former name. They dropped “Redskins” in 2020 following years of pressure. In this episode of The Opinions, linguist John McWhorter joins David Leonhardt, the editorial director of New York Times Opinion, to discuss the politics of language and how we talk about race.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.
This week on “The Opinions,” the national politics correspondent Michelle Cottle and the columnists Jamelle Bouie and Michelle Goldberg discuss the growing anger over President Trump’s mass deportation policy and the local resistance movements forming in response.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.
Omer Bartov grew up in Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He went on to study the Holocaust and genocide as a historian. In this conversation, he tells the Opinion editor Daniel J. Wakin why he believes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and what that means for the future of the Middle East and the next generation of Jews in Israel and the United States.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.
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Mr. Bouie citing Father Coughlin felt right. He had a bigger following than Kirk. He fed hate and sowed division.
Important warning. I first encountered the issue (apart from Terminator and many other sci fi works of art) in a long conversation in the Times with Ross Douthat and Daniel Kokotajlo co-author of AI 2027. (An Interview With the Herald of the Apocalypse May 15, 2025) Douthat's piece has a link to Kokotajlo's essay.
ummm... men exist.. try incorporating them
Wow! Glad he ended up loving his son despite his brainwashing by Evangelical pseudo religious nonsense that led him to hate gays. I wonder if Mike Johnson and his son are in the same be a Christian MAN cult? Oh, heavenly Father, I love you more than ANYTHING. Please cleanse your creation of brainwashed fools who practice hate and inflict cruelty in your name.
As Barbaro would say, hmmm. You say the Administration has a point in saying they should have information about hiring and admission standards and practices among other things but, on the other hand, hmmm, they're all these disadvantaged folks with those winds in their faces and they need to be recognized and it is not over the top to say they may even deserve taking care of. What oh what can we do? How do we help them? Hmmm, what about some affirmative action? Did I get that right, David?
of course you could say every traditional historical group of American Indians is actually from a tribe so let's call them by their tribal name. of course that would involve invoking acknowledging and being aware of hundreds of names. maybe that's why we don't do that maybe that's why we call Americans in the aggregate Americans rather than describing us by each ethnic or historical grouping.
Okay will you guys please address what American Indians call themselves as a group? do they call themselves native americans? do they call themselves indigenous americans? or do they call themselves indians? I think the answer is pretty clear if you've ever been to a pow wow seen an Indian person speak in one-man show about the history of his tribe for instance as I did on Cape Cod recently or if you think back a few decades to the American Indian movement formed and named by American Indians.
Michelle, what sleazy tone to your introduction. Epstein raped and trafficked girls.
Great spin, professor.
Afraid to call this regime an autocracy? Times afraid of being sued, I guess. He is our autocrat, dictatorial, and erratic.
Where were the last four presidents, apart from Trump, as this evil bill was being created and passed? Why have they not been availing themselves of every bit of media exposure they can get, including going on The Joe Rogan show, and every Fox News show, they can get on, to educate people about the harm this will do to millions of people's health? Months have passed. Now and then, there is a sighting of Obama, not much else. What the hell is wrong with them?
Coward Murkowski. With her vote Trump's bill passes by one vote. Tie broken by Vance. If she voted against it with Tillis, Collins, and Paul it could be stopped. She often expresses disagreement with the Trump agenda but she has caved in. Shame on her. This bill passed the House by one vote, it's going to pass the Senate by one vote, and Trump won slightly less than 50% of the popular vote yet he's pushing a bill that will advantage billionaires and take healthcare from millions. No shame.
Bret. Bret, Bret, Bret. End an agreement that worked because Obama achieved it. Try for a new agreement, until Israel attacks. Then support that attack and drop our own bombs. Proclaim obliteration of the targets. But actually, all you've done is shut the doors, all the rooms are intact, and the enriched uranium was probably moved out weeks ago anyway. Oh, but first, let's laud the great Israeli intelligence capability demonstrated most recently by preventing the attack on Oct 7th. Fool.
Really, nothing in the Opinions for days about what Trump is doing in our streets with the military in LA, and ICE and HS nationwide? Wow, NYT! Cowardly much?
Alpha energy... noooo juuuussst noooooooo!
What are your opinions on vocal style - inflections, favorite words, cliches, accents? Hearing you two speak makes me think that the left of center informed non-MAGA woman, has adopted verbal fry, up talking and repetitions of like, you know, sort of, and kind of, among others, spoken with accents that do not give away place of birth or region of primary upbringing. Is this a form of Val speak or a Gen something-or-other phenomenon divorced from politics as well as origin? What do you think?
Lidia is exactly the problem. She lives in an elite bubble so thick she'll never get out of it.
Ben. I guess you didn't see Cory Booker coming did you? To galvanize people how about getting the four living ex-presidents on the road creating huge rallies in which they educate about the danger of TrumpMusk while introducing and promoting young upcoming talent in the party? I think it's a dereliction of duty on their parts not to be involved in fighting back against TrumpMusk. The tradition of former presidents not commenting, in this time and place, is b*******.
wow, it's as if the election results never happened for Friedman. shocking how righteous his points are, but how the idea of American Tax payers paying whatever it would take to get Ukraine back to 2013 is utterly and absolutely impossible. he's not wrong, per se, that probably is the right thing to do in a world where fighting that war costs no money.
Who are snowflakes, after all? Who stopped folks from going past high school? My folks went to college. I had working class jobs for 2 decades. I went back to school and became a PA. I have great respect for n9n college folks.Whose disdain are they objecting to? If respect is what they seek, why revel in the foul mess if MAGA: love talk of shit hole countries and garbage islands? Why can't they see Trump is out to rule not lead us? Do they not understand the fascism he brings? Why not? Why not?