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Derek Arthur

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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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Derek Arthur

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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Derek Arthur