The Opinions

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  • One voice, one opinion, in 10 minutes or less.
    2024 The New York Times Co.
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Episodes
  • What Liberals Miss About the MAGA Movement

    What Liberals Miss About the MAGA Movement
    Sep 19 2024

    David French, a Times columnist, believes that to understand MAGA, we have to understand the joy and sense of belonging that the movement bestows upon its adherents. In this episode, he explains why Donald Trump’s most outrageous statements — such as the lie that Haitian immigrants are eating pets — appeal to his followers’ “sense of gleeful transgression.”

    Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com
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    9 mins
  • Paul Krugman: ‘We Beat Inflation.’ Here’s What the Fed Should Do Now.

    Paul Krugman: ‘We Beat Inflation.’ Here’s What the Fed Should Do Now.
    Sep 18 2024

    The economist and New York Times Opinion Columnist Paul Krugman makes the case for aggressive rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and argues that now is not the time for caution.
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    9 mins
  • It’s Time We Start Naming America’s Deadliest Climate Disasters

    It’s Time We Start Naming America’s Deadliest Climate Disasters
    Sep 17 2024

    Heat waves kill more Americans than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined. But despite their deadly toll, we rarely treat them with the urgency they demand. Eric Klinenberg, a sociologist, has spent the better part of his career studying the effects of heat waves. In this episode, he argues that to take heat waves more seriously, we need to start naming them like we do hurricanes — a simple, zero-cost action that could end up saving lives.

    Questions? Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.
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    8 mins

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