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Matter of Opinion — 105 episodes
Tom Friedman: Trump Is a ‘Small Man in a Big Time’
Three Opinion Writers on Trump’s First 50 Days
The Anti-D.E.I. Crusader Who Wants to Dismantle the Department of Education
Your Questions Answered, and a Big Announcement
We’re More Secular Than Ever. How’s That Going?
Don’t Be Fooled, ‘Trump Is a Weak President’
Resistance, Where Art Thou?
Steve Bannon on ‘Broligarchs’ vs. Populism
King Trump
How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms
The Pride and Tragedy of Joe Biden
An Atheist’s Case for More Christianity in Politics
Two Books That Explain This Political Moment
Our Mount Rushmore of Fictional Presidents
What Biden Should Do in His Final Days in Office
It’s Not Just Politics: Trump Has Reshaped Pop Culture
Trump Turned My Immigrant Identity Into a ‘Chronic Condition.’
Our Mount Rushmore of Fictional Presidents
We Wanted a 'Grand New Party.' Trump Delivered.
Gaetz and Gabbard and R.F.K. Jr. — Oh, My!
TL;DR: Blame Biden
Trumpism Is Not a Fad
This Election Is the Tiebreaker Over Trumpism
Beyond Trump Vs. Harris: These Races Will Shape Our Future
A Pollster Helps Us Manage Our Election Anxiety
Antichrists, Chainsaws and Natalism: A Very MoO Halloween Episode
The Divisions Roiling Beneath the Democratic Party’s Joyful Exterior
Unpacking the Role JD Vance Played on That Debate Stage
Diddy and Our Culture’s ‘Himpathy’ for Powerful Men
Fine, Let’s Do What JD Vance Wants: Talk About Immigration
How Much More Does Harris Need to Say to Win?
Two Christian Conservatives Debate the Merits of Voting for Kamala Harris
Carlos Read Kamala Harris’s Memoirs. Here’s How She’s Evolved.
What We Learned About Harris — and the Democrats — This Week
2024 Is Suddenly About Having Kids. Why?
Tim Walz Is Vibing
‘Mountain Dew and Racism’: Identity Enters the Election
Has Kamala Harris Changed? Or Have We?
Trump Anoints Himself
Who’s at the Wheel of the Democratic Party?
Who Should Lead the Democratic Ticket? Six Columnists Weigh In.
Is Biden Too Old? America Got Its Answer.
Can a MAGA Warrior Go Normie? Michelle Cottle Goes to a Biker Bar to Find Out.
What J.D. Vance’s Transformation Tells Us About the Future of Democracy
The ‘Disdain’ of Justice Alito and the Supreme Court
The ‘Empty Suit’ of Trump’s Masculinity
South Africa Confronts Israel and Its Own Democracy
“If We Think There’s a Trump Cult Already …”
R.F.K. Jr. and the ‘Coalition of the Distrustful’
Why Do We Hate Kamala Harris? Do We?
Let the Trump Veep Auditions Begin
Untangling the Mess of Campus Protests
How Does Trump’s Violent Rhetoric End?
Thomas Friedman on Iran, Israel and Preventing a ‘Forever War’
Abortion, Trump and Religion in Politics
Are Smartphones Just a Scapegoat for Our Unhappy Children?
Finding the Line Between Celebrity and Politician With Tressie McMillan Cottom
Texts From the Swamp
Lydia Finds Hope in a Moment of Crisis
The Election of Our Discontent
Trump 2.0: ‘A Blueprint for Retribution’
The Pro-Life Movement Had a Plan Post-Roe. The G.O.P. Didn’t.
Paul Krugman on the Economy as a Voting Issue
The Presidential Fitness Test
Our Super Bowls, Ourselves
Men Are From YouTube, Women Are From TikTok
Could Israel Cost Biden the Election?
Primary Winners and National Wieners
Picking a Trump V.P.: The Field of Dreams or a Field of Nightmares?
Can Trump be President? It Depends on How You Define Democracy.
Carlos Sums Up the 2024 Election in Two Words
Swiftonomics, Kamala Harris and Decadent Real Estate: Your Questions, Answered.
Sex, Money and Hypocrisy: The Recipe for a Scandal
Are We All Authoritarians at Heart?
Why Michelle Is Hot on ‘The Golden Bachelor’
‘Get a Job, Get Married, Have Kids’: A Debate Over Youth Politics
A Good Night for Democrats. A Bad Poll for Biden.
The Presidential Fantasy Draft America Needs
Does Society Really Need More Elon Musks?
Tom Friedman on Israel’s ‘Morally Impossible Situation’
From Israel to Ukraine: How Much Support Can the U.S. Sustain?
Is the G.O.P. Governable?
We Need to Talk About Joe Biden
Work: ‘The American Disease’
‘A Red State Strategy to Create a Blue State Crisis’
The Woke Burnout Is Real — and Politics Is Catching Up
Is It Time to Negotiate With Putin?
Trump’s Plan: Skip the Debates, Win Iowa, Avoid Prison
Trump’s Co-Defendants in Georgia Are in For ‘a World of Hurt’
How to Beat Trump in a World Where Indictments Actually Help Him
‘I Don’t Think Harvard Was Good for My Soul’
‘Oppenheimer’ and the Siren Song of World-Ending Technology
33 Reading Recommendations for Your Summer Vacation
‘Elon Musk Is Doing for Zuckerberg What Trump Did for George W. Bush’
America, Shall I Compare Thee to a Chevy Volt?
Wait, Are There Actually Aliens?
What Happens When You Stop Being a Superpower?
Just When You Thought There Was Nothing New to Learn About Donald Trump
We Have Age Minimums. Why Not Age Maximums?
What Biden Understands About Negotiating That Obama Never Did
A Eulogy for 'Succession'
What Does Healthy Masculinity Look Like?
If DeSantis Can’t Beat Trump, Can Ramaswamy?
What If We Just Paid Clarence Thomas $1 Million?
Introducing 'Matter of Opinion'