The Opinions

One voice, one opinion, in 10 minutes or less.

What Liberals Miss About the MAGA Movement
David French explores what keeps Trump’s followers hooked.
By David French and Jillian Weinberger
Paul Krugman on the Interest Rate Cut and What’s Next
The Nobel-winning economist has some advice for Jerome Powell.
By Paul Krugman and Vishakha Darbha
It’s Time We Start Naming America’s Deadliest Climate Disasters
You remember Hurricane Katrina. Why not that lethal heat wave?
By Eric Klinenberg and Kristina Samulewski
Why Have Kids? A Liberal Case for Natalism.
A philosopher wants to take back the issue from conservatives.
By Anastasia Berg and Sophia Alvarez Boyd
Trump, Tariffs and the Truth About His Economic Plans
Binyamin Appelbaum on why Harris’s ill-defined plan is still better than Trump’s.
By Binyamin Appelbaum and Jillian Weinberger
‘I Feel Like She Humiliated Him’: How Trump Lost the Debate
Two Opinion writers break down the Trump-Harris debate.
By Michelle Goldberg, Patrick Healy and Vishakha Darbha
Charging Parents Won’t Stop Mass Shootings
Focusing on parental responsibility allows the state to shift blame from weapons laws to families.
By Megan K. Stack and Vishakha Darbha
Trump Picks His Own Rally Music. What Is He Trying to Say?
A politics editor analyzes Trump’s bizarre campaign music choices, so you don’t have to.
By Katherine Miller, Kristina Samulewski and Phoebe Lett
Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?
The columnist Thomas L. Friedman explains what Netanyahu’s three key goals mean for the upcoming U.S. election.
By Thomas L. Friedman and Vishakha Darbha
These Chemicals Are Hurting Us. Why Aren’t We Regulating Them?
Erin Brockovich is sounding the alarm on forever chemicals.
By Erin Brockovich, Alison Bruzek and Derek Arthur