Matter of Opinion

Three Opinion writers weigh in on the first presidential debate of 2024.

Can populist leaders actually fix the world’s unsolvable problems?

Flags, financial disclosures and the fragility of SCOTUS.

Three men of Opinion debate Trump’s appeal.

Lydia Polgreen reports from Cape Town about the myth of the country’s exceptionalism and its moral authority in the war on Gaza.

Donald Trump’s a felon now. That could make a difference.

The president has many problems this election. Is Kamala Harris one of them?

What the former president’s V.P. shortlist tells us about his possible second term.

And the role politicians play in all of it.

Jamelle Bouie on what America’s history tells us about this moment.

“It’s the worst story I’ve ever covered.”

Does God have to be Republican?

Why ditching phones won’t save the kids.

What Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Donald Trump all understand.

Decoding blood baths and Washington bluster.

It’s the election of our discontent.

If re-elected, how far will Donald Trump and his supporters go in pursuit of the MAGA agenda?

The hosts disagree on where America’s abortion debate is headed.

He joins the hosts to talk inflation, bad vibes and how voters will respond in November.

What qualifies someone to be president, anyway?

On the mass cultural events that unite us — and where we’d be without them.

Gen Z is divided over politics. What will the fallout be?

The hosts unpack the truism that voters don’t care about foreign policy.

Iowa didn’t reveal anything new. And here’s why the hosts aren’t holding their breath for New Hampshire.

The road beyond Iowa is paved with potential running mates.

New year, new problems. The hosts try to make sense of it.

You asked. The hosts have opinions.

Politicians used to feel shame over their scandals. Not anymore.

“Democracy is not what partisans want. It’s what they settle for.”

In Professor Lozada’s classroom, an argument over kids today and their formative political experiences.

Which will matter more in 2024?

Our 2024 options are terrible. Can we hope for more than Biden or Trump?

Only if billionaire tech bros stay in their lanes.

What kind of war should we expect in the weeks to come?

How America should be thinking about its role in this “wildly dangerous and unpredictable time.”

​​Kevin McCarthy’s ousting is just a symptom of the G.O.P.’s deeper problems.

Biden signaled he would be a ‘transition’ president. How’s that going?

Is this season of strikes going to change the way we all work?

The ‘border crisis’ has left the border — the political response has been chaotic.

It’s time to start asking if the culture wars actually matter to voters.