The Opinions

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  The New Tactic Trump Thinks Will Rally Voters 25.07.2026 40分

  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 43分

  Is celibacy cool now?
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  The ‘Devil’s Bargain’ at the Heart of American Politics Now 18.07.2026 31分

  This week: the Todd Blanche hearing, Lindsey Graham’s legacy and progressive infighting.
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  Is This the Fastest Opinion Shift in American Politics? 15.07.2026 32分

  David Wallace-Wells and Robinson Meyer discuss whether the gathering coalition of Americans against data centers could be the next Occupy Wall Street movement or Tea Party.
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  ‘Platner Is Vile.’ McConnell Is Missing. Welcome to American Politics. 11.07.2026 45分

  What America’s embarrassments have in common.
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  The American Economy Isn’t as Bad as You Might Think 08.07.2026 34分

  Influencers may be “Chinamaxxing,” but the U.S. is still the world’s economic powerhouse.
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  Best of: Jill Lepore: ‘Most Forms of Tyranny Do Come to an End’ 01.07.2026 29分

  The Harvard historian on why change requires “determination and imagination.”
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  Three Opinion Writers on Trump’s Latest Faceplant 27.06.2026 38分

  Three Opinion writers on Trump’s latest face-plant.
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  Thomas Friedman on the Clash at the Core of the Iran Deal 24.06.2026 28分

  The divide between Iran and America is, the Opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman argues, ultimately about the difference between “Kushnerism” (named for the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner) and “Khomeiniism” (named for the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran). In conversation with the Opinion editor Dan Wakin, Friedman explains what he means and discusses what he sees as President Trump’s recent string of failures.
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  ‘A Deeply Anxious Personality’: Three Opinion Writers on JD Vance’s New Book 20.06.2026 39分

  In JD Vance’s second memoir, “Communion,” the vice president reveals himself to be a deeply anxious person searching for certainty, the Opinion national politics correspondent Michelle Cottle argues. In this conversation with the contributor E.J. Dionne Jr. and the columnist Carlos Lozada, the three discuss the ways in which Vance is courting potential constituencies and positioning himself as the next Republican presidential nominee.
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  The Spectacle of Trump at 80 13.06.2026 32分

  What does it say about President Trump — and America — that the soon-to-be octogenarian plans to celebrate his 80th birthday with a series of U.F.C. matches on the White House lawn? On “The Opinions,” the Times contributor Robert Siegel and fellow contributors E.J. Dionne Jr. and Peter Wehner debate this form of “human cockfighting,” and take stock of the state of the nation ahead of America’s 250th birthday. Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com. This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Vishakha Darbha. It was edited by Kaari Pitkin and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Video editing by Steph Khoury and Kristen Williamson. The postproduction manager is Mike Puretz. Original music by Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Video is Jonah M. Kessel. The deputy director of Opinion Shows is Alison Bruzek. The director of Opinion Shows is Annie-Rose Strasser.
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  The A.I. Bubble Is Coming for Your Retirement Account 10.06.2026 32分

  David Wallace-Wells speaks with the economist and law professor Natasha Sarin about what the coming A.I. I.P.O.s could mean for your retirement account.
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  Graham Platner and the Rise of the ‘Dirtbag’ Democrat 06.06.2026 43分

  And what the Maine candidate reveals about politics today.
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  Why No Kings Isn’t Working 03.06.2026 39分

  A case for mourning the American dream.
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  Sorry, Republicans, Trump Doesn’t Love You Back 30.05.2026 27分

  The president is acting as if the midterms no longer matter.
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  America Has a Masculinity Crisis 29.05.2026 40分

  A much-needed, nuanced conversation about masculinity and feminism today.
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  Has Trump Gone Full ‘Mob Boss’? 23.05.2026 40分

  The president’s $1.8 billion slush fund is causing further cracks in the Republican Party.
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  MAHA Is No Longer Useful to Trump 21.05.2026 58分

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement has reshaped the public health debate. But if the coalition behind it begins to fracture, what comes next?
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  What Silicon Valley Is Coming for Next 20.05.2026 31分

  Why Silicon Valley is obsessed with taste.
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  The Great Political Realignment of 2026 16.05.2026 37分

  The country seems to be tiring of the Trump era. Now what?