menu_open Columnists

The New York Times

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

John Roberts Has One Chance to Get This Right

Besieged on all sides, the chief justice faces his greatest test yet.

latest 40

The New York Times

Jeff Shesol

This Is Our Country, and We Have No Other

How long can Ukraine stand? For as long as Ukrainian soldiers, bent over from the extreme pressure, can hold on.

latest 50

The New York Times

Iva Sidash

Who Will Stand Up to Trump on Ukraine?

Who Will Stand Up to Trump on Ukraine?

Advertisement Supported by The Editorial Board By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are...

yesterday 100

The New York Times

The Editorial Board

Fail, Caesar!

Fail, Caesar!

Advertisement Supported by Maureen Dowd By Maureen Dowd Opinion Columnist, writing from Washington “Remember, I can do whatever I want to whomever...

yesterday 100

The New York Times

Maureen Dowd

What Trump Can Learn From the Last G.O.P. Disaster

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist This is not my first vibe shift. I was there the last time that the...

yesterday 10

The New York Times

Ross Douthat

Trump Really Can’t Get Enough of Himself

Trump Really Can’t Get Enough of Himself

Advertisement Newsletter By Patrick Healy Deputy Opinion Editor Like last Saturday , Times Opinion is using today’s newsletter to stay on top of...

yesterday 20

The New York Times

Patrick Healy

The Trump Administration Is Playing With Fire in Germany

For the United States to put its considerable clout behind a German political party whose leaders minimize Nazi crimes is a blunder of historic...

yesterday 40

The New York Times

James Kirchick

I’ve Seen Presidents Clash With the Press. This Is Different.

As a former White House reporter, I’m familiar with the conventional disputes between journalists and the president. This isn’t one of those.

yesterday 100

The New York Times

James Gerstenzang

Join My Bewildered Liberals Book Club

Democrats will have no shot at containing Trump if they don’t first understand why voters turn to him.

yesterday 50

The New York Times

Nicholas Kristof

Germany Is in Big Trouble, and Nobody Knows What to Do About It

Germany Is in Big Trouble, and Nobody Knows What to Do About It

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Konstantin Richter Mr. Richter is a journalist at work on a book about the history of corporate Germany....

previous day 70

The New York Times

Konstantin Richter

‘​The World Is There for the Carving’: Two Columnists on the Trump-Putin Alliance

‘​The World Is There for the Carving’: Two Columnists on the Trump-Putin Alliance

Advertisement Supported by M. Gessen and Bret Stephens By M. Gessen and Bret Stephens Mx. Gessen and Mr. Stephens are Opinion columnists. Patrick...

previous day 100

The New York Times

Bret Stephens

Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To

Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To

Advertisement Supported by Zeynep Tufekci By Zeynep Tufekci Opinion Columnist Watching Elon Musk and his band of young acolytes slash their way...

previous day 200

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

What This Tariff War Is Really About

What This Tariff War Is Really About

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Kimberly Clausing Ms. Clausing is a professor of tax law and policy at the U.C.L.A. School of Law....

previous day 200

The New York Times

Kimberly Clausing

How to Win, According to a Democrat Who Just Did in Trump Country

How to Win, According to a Democrat Who Just Did in Trump Country

Advertisement Supported by Michelle Cottle By Michelle Cottle Ms. Cottle writes about national politics for Opinion and is a host of the podcast “...

previous day 40

The New York Times

Michelle Cottle

‘We’re Just Keeping Everybody Alive’: The Damage Done by the U.S.A.I.D. Freeze

‘We’re Just Keeping Everybody Alive’: The Damage Done by the U.S.A.I.D. Freeze

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay U.S.A.I.D Spending $1 million or less $100 million $1 billion haiti $175 million $10 billion colombia $395...

previous day 80

The New York Times

Jeremy Konyndyk

The Far Right is Rising in the Land of ‘Never Again’

The Far Right is Rising in the Land of ‘Never Again’

Supported by Featuring Jan Böhmermann Mr. Böhmermann is a German satirist and a comedian. Germany is a world champion at confronting its own...

thursday 300

The New York Times

Jan Böhmermann

Thomas Friedman on Just How Far Trump Could Push the World

Thomas Friedman on Just How Far Trump Could Push the World

Advertisement Supported by The Opinions By Thomas L. Friedman and Patrick Healy Produced by Jillian Weinberger President Trump appears ready to cut...

thursday 100

The New York Times

Jillian Weinberger

Bird Flu in Cows Is a Slow-Motion Disaster

Bird Flu in Cows Is a Slow-Motion Disaster

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Maryn McKenna Ms. McKenna is a journalist. Farmers in Georgia’s northeastern corner woke up on Jan. 15 to...

thursday 80

The New York Times

Maryn Mckenna

An Opening for China, Made in America

An Opening for China, Made in America

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Eric Jacobstein Mr. Jacobstein served as the deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere...

thursday 10

The New York Times

Eric Jacobstein

The Twisting Tale of ‘Woke’ Is the Story of the English Language

The Twisting Tale of ‘Woke’ Is the Story of the English Language

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By John McWhorter Opinion Writer For all the workout it’s gotten in the past couple of years, you would be...

thursday 2

The New York Times

John Mcwhorter

Sorry, Mr. Kennedy, Most Americans Want to Get Their Shots

Sorry, Mr. Kennedy, Most Americans Want to Get Their Shots

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Caitlin Rivers Dr. Rivers is an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and...

thursday 1

The New York Times

Caitlin Rivers

Has America Become a Threat to Europe?

Has America Become a Threat to Europe?

Advertisement Supported by Farah Stockman By Farah Stockman Ms. Stockman is a member of the editorial board and the author of “American Made: What...

19.02.2025 30

The New York Times

Farah Stockman

Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?

Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Denis Mukwege Dr. Mukwege is the founder of the Panzi Hospital and Foundation and a 2018 Nobel Peace...

19.02.2025 20

The New York Times

Denis Mukwege

With Trump’s Prostration to Putin, Expect a More Dangerous World

With Trump’s Prostration to Putin, Expect a More Dangerous World

Advertisement Supported by Nicholas Kristof By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist I’m not sure most Americans appreciate the monumental damage...

19.02.2025 200

The New York Times

Nicholas Kristof

Ye and the Limits of Free Speech Online

Ye and the Limits of Free Speech Online

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Fay M. Johnson Ms. Johnson is a former trust and safety product executive at Meta, Twitter and Nextdoor....

19.02.2025 1

The New York Times

Fay M. Johnson

Are We Just Going to Forget About Climate Justice?

Are We Just Going to Forget About Climate Justice?

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David Wallace-Wells Opinion Writer Try to be coolheaded about climate risk, and even conventional...

19.02.2025 6

The New York Times

David Wallace-Wells

War Has Become a Force of Planetary Destruction

War Has Become a Force of Planetary Destruction

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Sunil S. Amrith Dr. Amrith is a history professor at Yale and the author, most recently, of “The Burning...

18.02.2025 80

The New York Times

Sunil S. Amrith

Vance’s Munich Disgrace

Vance’s Munich Disgrace

Advertisement Supported by Bret Stephens By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist In April 1928, Joseph Goebbels, later the Third Reich’s chief...

18.02.2025 300

The New York Times

Bret Stephens

Why Trump’s Bullying Is Going to Backfire

Why Trump’s Bullying Is Going to Backfire

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist You say you got a real solution.Well, you knowWe’d all love...

18.02.2025 200

The New York Times

Thomas L. Friedman