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Vishakha Darbha

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‘This Spells Real Trouble for Republicans’

‘This Spells Real Trouble for Republicans’

The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump’s falling approval rating and what it...

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Was Tyra Banks the Villain? Or Were We?

Was Tyra Banks the Villain? Or Were We?

A fashion insider and two culture writers dissect “America’s Next Top Model.”

08.03.2026 20

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‘A Cocked Pistol Aimed at Iran’

Three Opinion writers on Iran, Epstein and what power really looks like.

21.02.2026 70

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Trump and the Death of Shared Morality in America

In this installment of The Conversation, David Brooks says goodbye to The Times, and offers his parting thoughts.

12.02.2026 20

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The Real Threat Isn’t Trump. It’s the MAGA Apparatus.

The round table convenes to debate whether we need to worry about the midterms being free and fair.

07.02.2026 5

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Caregiving, the Life-Altering Job You Didn’t Apply For

America’s health care system isn’t built to support an aging population.

03.02.2026 40

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Esther Perel: You’re Not in Love With A.I. You’re in Love With a Product.

Perel, a renowned psychotherapist, doesn’t really think society can — or should — fall in love with a machine.

28.01.2026 6

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The Internet May Look Different After You Listen to This

Even experts can’t tell what’s made by A.I. So what happens to trust now?

14.01.2026 20

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From Kardashian Injectable Lips to Mar-a-Lago Face

Tressie McMillan Cottom, Jessica Grose and Meher Ahmad on why plastic surgery and fillers no longer feel like a secret — or a stigma.

08.01.2026 3

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The White House Is Just ‘Trying to Keep Grandpa Busy’

Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and David French convene to discuss the year that was.

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Republican Women vs. the G.O.P.

Trump didn’t invent misogyny, but he’s leaning into it.

13.12.2025 7

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The Aesthetic That Explains American Identity Now

Why country and cowboys have a hold on our culture and our political imagination.

03.12.2025 10

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Are Post-Trump Politics Emerging?

The round table convenes to discuss what comes after the Democrats’ big wins — and whether the “red hat” coalition can recover.

08.11.2025 6

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Congress Is Dying in Real Time

This is what happens when no one wants to govern.

01.11.2025 4

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Why Is Marriage Less Attractive Than Ever?

The era of relationship discontent.

29.10.2025 10

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Trump Has a Religion. What Do Democrats Have?

Mamdani might be working in Democrats’ favor. But what about “No Kings”?

23.10.2025 20

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Why Getting Older Might Be Life’s Biggest Plot Twist

Richard Osman, the author of the beloved murder mystery series “Thursday Murder Club,” discusses the revolutionary act of growing old.

03.10.2025 10

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Harris’s Memoir Is Another Example of the Democrats’ Problem

Three Opinion writers break down the former vice president’s book of excuses.

27.09.2025 10

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The ‘Fork in the Road’ After Charlie Kirk’s Death

The round table convenes to make sense of Kirk’s legacy and the future of discourse.

13.09.2025 10

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Three Opinion Writers on Whether Congress Can Rein in Trump

On this week’s round table, the G.O.P’s shutdown spiral.

06.09.2025 5

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The Real Danger of Trump’s Macho Act

It’s been a summer full of Trump’s overreach. Our round table convenes to discuss.

17.08.2025 30

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What A.I. Really Means for Learning

A.I. is fueling a ‘poverty of imagination.’ Here’s how we can fix it.

13.08.2025 10

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This Pastor Thought Being Gay Was a Sin. Then His 15-Year-Old Came Out.

It was the worst thing that ever happened to Bill White — and then it became the best.

06.08.2025 10

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Why Starvation in Gaza Has Reached a Tipping Point

And what it could mean for the future of the conflict in the Middle East.

02.08.2025 20

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Elon Musk’s Revenge Campaign

Is the “America Party” a disruption or distraction for politics?

13.07.2025 7

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Why Politics Feels So Cruel Right Now

Three Opinion writers on the death of empathy in America.

02.06.2025 10

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Welcome to Trump’s Mafia State

“Nice university you got there. Shame if something happened to it.”

22.04.2025 6

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‘They’re Coming After All of Us. So You Might as Well Tell the Truth.’

The longtime activist and writer Sarah Schulman on why now is the time to stand up to people you oppose.

11.04.2025 4

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Obama’s Not Going to Save Democrats, but This Might

Michelle Cottle and Ben Rhodes on what Democrats misunderstand about authenticity.

31.03.2025 10

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The Worst Part of Pete Hegseth’s Group Chat Debacle

And why the careless secretary of defense should resign.

26.03.2025 5

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Tom Friedman: Trump Is a ‘Small Man in a Big Time’

Nearly 60 days in, the president is failing to engage in long-term thinking.

20.03.2025 10

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Measles, MAHA Moms and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

How modern vaccines fell victim to their own success.

17.03.2025 5

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What Man’s Man Politics Is Doing to America

And why Democrats shouldn’t try to “out-cowboy” Donald Trump.

03.03.2025 10

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Trump’s Bargain With Putin Is ‘Shameful’

Turning our back on Ukraine would only weaken America.

25.02.2025 7

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There’s a Reason Even ‘Smart’ People Surrender to Trump

M. Gessen and Patrick Healy try to reckon with the president’s whiplash authoritarianism.

13.02.2025 10

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Trump Is Failing the Marshmallow Test. Again.

Binyamin Appelbaum and Patrick Healy sit down to discuss President Trump’s reckless approach to trade and the economy.

07.02.2025 10

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Three Opinion Writers on Trump Day 1: He Is Exploiting ‘Civic Ignorance’

The president’s executive orders show us where things are headed.

22.01.2025 8

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The Home Insurance L.A. — and America — Needs

In an era of climate catastrophe, the government must take action to save home insurance — and homeownership.

16.01.2025 10

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The Secrets of the World’s Favorite Smell

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