The Opinions

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  The Problem With Hegseth’s Pentagon 07.10.2026 31Min.

  A Special Forces veteran joins the columnist David French to assess Pete Hegseth’s leadership.
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  Cornell and the Age of Impunity 03.10.2026 44Min.

  The columnist David French argues that “we have privileged getting wasted over taking care of people.”
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  America Used to Be Cool. What Happened? 30.09.2026 41Min.

  The world order is changing. So is the United States’ place in it.
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  'The MAGA Flag Is in Tatters' 26.09.2026 34Min.

  This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what’s next for conservatives.
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  The Wild West of A.I. Needs to End. Here’s How. 24.09.2026 35Min.

  It’s time to give the public what it wants: A.I. regulation.
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  Trump’s Political Instincts ‘Are Clearly Fading’ 19.09.2026 36Min.

  Three Opinion writers discuss the developing A.I. story and whether Trump is losing touch with reality.
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  Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About S.S.R.I.s 16.09.2026 42Min.

  What’s missing in the national conversation on mental health medication.
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  His Act Is Getting Old 12.09.2026 34Min.

  The $5,000 election promise shows how afraid Trump really is.
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  Roy Cohn: ‘The Evil Forrest Gump of the 20th Century’ 09.09.2026 36Min.

  Before Donald Trump, there was the lawyer Roy Cohn. In “American Scoundrel,” the couathors Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark examine the life and legacy of Mr. Cohn, a driving force behind McCarthyism, a pop culture villain and a key influence in Mr. Trump’s approach to power and politics. The Opinion columnist Carlos Lozada, the Opinion political writer Michelle Cottle and the Vanderbilt history professor Nicole Hemmer discuss the new book and how, even though he died in the 1980s, Mr. Cohn’s influence continues to live with us in politics and pop culture today.
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  Best Of: Our Health Care System Isn’t Built for You to Get Old 02.09.2026 23Min.

  Thousands shared their caregiving stories. Is America listening?
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  Best Of: The Aesthetic That Explains American Identity Now 27.08.2026 32Min.

  Why country and cowboys have a hold on our culture and our political imagination.
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  The Right Is Rethinking MAGA. The Left Is Rethinking ‘Woke.’ 22.08.2026 42Min.

  What will the Republican Party become after President Trump? And how can the Democrats rehabilitate their toxic brand? On this episode of “The Opinions,” the Opinion political writer Michelle Cottle teams up with the columnists David French and Jamelle Bouie to dissect party strategy ahead of — and beyond — the midterm elections. Plus, Jamelle divulges the book that fills him with dread.
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  How Are the Democrats’ Midterm Dreams Shaping Up? 15.08.2026 40Min.

  Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.
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  A.I. Hype Is Running Into Reality 12.08.2026 41Min.

  And what a hedge fund’s $35 billion loss reveals about the state of the industry.
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  Hello, Democrats? Are You Listening? 08.08.2026 36Min.

  Michigan presents as much a warning as it does an opportunity.
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  Have We Turned Personality Into Diagnosis? 05.08.2026 38Min.

  We’ve reached peak self-diagnosis culture.
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  The Working Class Is Fleeing Trump 01.08.2026 34Min.

  Democrats have an anger problem. Republicans have a Trump problem.
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  The Silicon Valley Health Trend Making Doctors Nervous 29.07.2026 37Min.

  People are tracking more and more of their health metrics. Are they optimizing their health, or just hunting for disease?
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  The New Tactic Trump Thinks Will Rally Voters 25.07.2026 40Min.

  Three Opinion writers discuss whether the president’s Red Scare strategy will work.
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  Gen Z-ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be On to Something. 22.07.2026 43Min.

  Is celibacy cool now?