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How Southern Politics Shaped Trumpism

How Southern Politics Shaped Trumpism

Three Southern Opinion columnists on the region and its outsize role in national politics.

18.10.2025 30

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What Trump’s Peace Deal Really Means for Gaza

What Trump’s Peace Deal Really Means for Gaza

The war might have ended, one lawyer argues, but the occupation remains.

15.10.2025 7

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Thomas Friedman on the Only Way to Solve the Israel-Hamas War

Can Donald Trump end the “worst war” with the latest round of peace talks?

08.10.2025 80

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‘If You Don’t Want This Consequence, Don’t Vote for Republicans’

‘If You Don’t Want This Consequence, Don’t Vote for Republicans’

This week, the round table convenes to discuss who wins and who loses when the government shuts down.

04.10.2025 7

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Trump Is America’s First Meme President

How Trump has made his mark in politics and in our minds.

23.09.2025 5

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‘We’re in the Most Dangerous Point for Free Speech in America’

Jimmy Kimmel’s removal looks more like a red scare than a culture clash.

20.09.2025 40

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When Authoritarianism Looms, Old Friends Reunite

David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel take a temp check on Trump’s second term.

11.09.2025 30

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What Germany Did That America Still Hasn’t

Jeffrey Toobin talks with Bryan Stevenson about surviving the politics of fear in 2025.

11.09.2025 50

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Trump Is a ‘Totem for Wealth.’ What Happens if the Economy Crashes?

Three Opinion writers on Trump’s most recent power grabs.

09.08.2025 50

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Thin, White and Right: The Ideal Christian Woman

How skinny became a conservative calling card.

30.07.2025 5

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What the Democratic Party Still Doesn’t Get About Deportations

“The Opinions” round table discusses President Trump’s immigration policies and the emerging resistance to it.

26.07.2025 50

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Trump May Get His ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ but the G.O.P. Will Pay a Price

And so will many voters.

01.07.2025 90

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Trump, Iran and the Slow Creep of Presidential Power

Three columnists break down the murky politics behind the strike.

27.06.2025 5

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Trump Is Vulnerable. Democrats Still Need a Strategy.

Three Opinion writers on why Trump’s deportations might be backfiring.

21.06.2025 40

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Three Opinion Writers on the L.A. Protests and Trump’s Spectacle of Control

Michelle Cottle, David French and Tressie McMillan Cottom dissect Trump’s reach for power.

11.06.2025 20

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Gail Collins and Bret Stephens: A Last Conversation

After eight years of weekly chats, one more for the road.

06.05.2025 30

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Larry Summers on Trump: ‘The First Rule of Holes Is Stop Digging’

The former treasury secretary on the president’s chaotic trade war.

14.04.2025 10

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Steve Rattner on Just How Bad Things Will Get Under Trump’s Tariffs

And what business executives are saying behind closed doors.

03.04.2025 3

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Thomas Friedman: The Global Challenges Facing Trump

The columnist on why the president is facing a rare moment of opportunity in the Middle East.

22.01.2025 10

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Two Opinion Columnists on Melania Trump’s Memoir

Advertisement Supported by Pamela Paul and Carlos Lozada dig into the former first lady’s “book-adjacent object.” By Carlos Lozada and Pamela Paul...

17.10.2024 60

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These Chemicals Are Hurting Us. Why Aren’t We Regulating Them?

Advertisement transcript This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may...

05.09.2024 20

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