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Apr 22, 2026
America's social contract has broken down, Hasan Piker argues, and the wealthy steal, too — just in ways that the system protects. So can shoplifting by the 99 percent be a form of political protest? Watch this episode of "The Opinions" to hear the debate.
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Apr 22, 2026
Would you steal from Whole Foods? On "The Opinions," Jia Tolentino and Hasan Piker join the Opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman for a candid conversation about microlooting, petty theft and the moral lines people draw, from shoplifting from big corporations to whether they'd ever dine and dash.
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Apr 22, 2026
Don't retreat from the world; engage it.
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Apr 22, 2026
How the war's disruptions are accelerating the shift to green energy.
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Apr 22, 2026
Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Roger Rosenblatt. Also: The pianist András Schiff shows a way to protest.
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Apr 22, 2026
Trump is betting on a quick victory, but Iran's higher pain threshold means his blockade will prolong the war.
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Apr 22, 2026
Why petty theft might be the new political protest.
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Apr 22, 2026
It's the most iconic image of our planet. Decades before the Artemis II mission, a group of astronauts experienced an Earth rising for the first time. This Earth Day, hear their story and the story of a photograph that changed the way we think about our place in the universe.
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Apr 22, 2026
It's not just because of A.I. This started 40 years ago.
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Apr 22, 2026
It's not just because of A.I. This started 40 years ago.
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Apr 22, 2026
Jason Furman, Neera Tanden and Elizabeth Wilkins discuss.
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Apr 22, 2026
The president is one of a kind.
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Apr 22, 2026
At campaign stops, he talks about high gas prices and Trump's incompetence. But the core of his message is an unflinching disgust for forever war.
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Apr 21, 2026
A super PAC that's funded by co-founders of Palantir, OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz is spending millions on attack ads opposing Alex Bores's campaign for Congress. On "The Ezra Klein Show," the New York state assemblyman explains how tech companies have targeted his pro-regulation positions, despite publicly claiming to welcome A.I. oversight.
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Apr 21, 2026
What if the A.I. boom takes not just your job, but most jobs? The congressional candidate Alex Bores joins the Opinion columnist Ezra Klein to pitch an "A.I. Dividend" — a policy devised to fund a universal basic income if A.I. begins to outmatch human labor.
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Apr 21, 2026
Americans hold Israel to a higher standard than their other allies. That's a good thing.
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Apr 21, 2026
A Yale report offers some honest self-reflection on where the university went wrong.
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Apr 21, 2026
The smashing of a statue of Jesus by an Israeli soldier and the founding of four provocative settlements together show Israel's thoughtless path forward.
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Apr 21, 2026
The attack against Sam Altman reflects how badly Silicon Valley needs to address the societal consequences of its products.
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Apr 21, 2026
Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by David Plouffe. Also: Why mothers are burned out; national referendums.
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Apr 21, 2026
There is a contest Trump is winning.
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Apr 21, 2026
The Iran war is just the latest setback in the past several years to low-income and lower-middle-income countries.
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Apr 21, 2026
Alex Bores is trying to win a congressional seat to represent part of New York City. Here's why A.I. executives are funding the effort to stop him.
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Apr 21, 2026
"Trump is among the most consequential presidents in U.S. history, and not in a good way."
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Apr 21, 2026
Freed from ethical constraints and hardened by years of war, a country long seen as a bureaucratic giant has become an entrepreneurial one.
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Apr 21, 2026
Older Americans need incentives to give up accumulated housing, jobs and wealth.
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Apr 21, 2026
If more people had gotten the vaccine, she might still be here.
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Apr 21, 2026
The question of the central bank's independence looms over the economy.
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Apr 20, 2026
The columnist Michelle Goldberg normally doesn't see much hope in the Trump era, but on "The Opinions," she says the cracks in MAGA's media machine are real — and explains what they could mean for Trump's future.
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Apr 20, 2026
The Iran war is just the latest setback in the past several years to low-income and lower-middle-income countries.
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Apr 20, 2026
Trump wants to pay for the military, not child care. History shows that the armed services are at their best only when soldiers' kids are cared for.
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Apr 20, 2026
A.I. cannot meditate, fast or prostrate itself in prayer.
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Apr 20, 2026
Readers discuss Eric Swalwell and sexual abuse in Congress. Also: Waning MAGA pride; ice cream and a lap cat as distractions.
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Apr 20, 2026
The new Title X guidance from the Trump administration mentions contraception only once.
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Apr 20, 2026
The jobs are coming back, despite President Trump's tariffs and harsh immigration enforcement.
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Apr 20, 2026
Lina Khan and Doha Mekki on three court rulings that illustrate the power juries and local officials have to enforce antitrust laws.
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Apr 20, 2026
"Project Hail Mary" is just the latest bloated blockbuster.
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Apr 20, 2026
As the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount Skydance hurtles toward board approval, David Zaslav is about to be more than an accidental mogul.
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Apr 20, 2026
Nonstop political chaos is badly damaging our economy.
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Apr 20, 2026
The jobs are coming back, despite President Trump's tariffs and harsh immigration enforcement.
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Apr 20, 2026
The new Title X guidance from the Trump administration mentions contraception only once.
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Apr 19, 2026
Readers respond to an Opinion essay by Frank Bruni. Also: An arch near Arlington; cuts in mental health care; transformation in prison.
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Apr 19, 2026
As in Thucydides' time, the Trump administration's war posture promises short-term gains but long-run disaster.
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Apr 19, 2026
He couldn't get out of political office fast enough.
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Apr 19, 2026
It didn't work out too well for kings, either.
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Apr 19, 2026
He couldn't get out of political office fast enough.
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Apr 19, 2026
As in Thucydides' time, the Trump administration's war posture promises short-term gains but long-run disaster.
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Apr 19, 2026
Few people experience lucid dreams, yet those who do are able to appreciate as much asleep as the rest of us do awake.
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Apr 19, 2026
Technology must return to its proper place in the classroom — as a supplemental tool rather than the source and summit of education.
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Apr 18, 2026
The war in Iran is taking a huge toll on Russia.
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Apr 18, 2026
The president loves the 19th century. But why?
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Apr 18, 2026
The president loves the 19th century. But why?
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Apr 18, 2026
Four lessons to consider.
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Apr 18, 2026
What recent events in Europe can tell us about the future of Trumpism.
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Apr 18, 2026
The old ladies that I know have a grace and stature that only long years of hoping and striving — and living — can bestow.
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Apr 18, 2026
It will always be saved.
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Apr 18, 2026
Four lessons to consider.
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Apr 18, 2026
A higher authority finally tells Trump he's no messiah.
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Apr 18, 2026
Readers respond to a guest essay about the city's recent efforts to reduce drug use and homelessness.
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Apr 18, 2026
The war in Iran is taking a huge toll on Russia.
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Apr 18, 2026
What recent events in Europe can tell us about the future of Trumpism.
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Apr 17, 2026
Our current tax system isn't fair, and that is bad for social solidarity, argues the Opinion columnist Ezra Klein. The tax expert Ray Madoff joins him to discuss how a fairer system is a moral necessity.
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Apr 17, 2026
By holding off America's more powerful military, Iran showed how Taiwan can deter or defeat China.
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Apr 17, 2026
How is it possible that a billionaire like Jeff Bezos has a lower tax rate than the average American? The tax expert Ray Madoff joins the Opinion columnist Ezra Klein to explain how the ultra-wealthy pay a disproportionately low amount of federal income taxes in comparison to their overall wealth.
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Apr 17, 2026
Readers respond to a column by Ezra Klein. Also: Reflections on Pope Leo XIV; the healing power of nurses in the I.C.U.
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Apr 17, 2026
Good politicians play the hand they're dealt.
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Apr 17, 2026
The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.
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Apr 17, 2026
The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.
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Apr 17, 2026
Critics of populists need to do more than thrive off the missteps of their opponents.
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Apr 17, 2026
It's time to fix a crucial but flawed tool that has allowed the government to violate Americans' constitutional rights.
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Apr 17, 2026
Senators must assess whether Mr. Warsh would perform his duties as a public servant, or whether he would serve the interests of the president.
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Apr 17, 2026
The profit motive was on trial. The verdict was scathing.
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Apr 16, 2026
Who doesn't get the president mixed up with Jesus?
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Apr 16, 2026
President Trump won't be able to defy the courts if he loses his Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship, which he is likely to do, the conservative court watcher Sarah Isgur argues on "Interesting Times."
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Apr 16, 2026
President Trump's efforts to rule through executive order on issues like tariffs and birthright citizenship have largely failed — and will continue to fail — the conservative court watcher Sarah Isgur argues on "Interesting Times."
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Apr 16, 2026
A conservative court watcher explains why the president has failed to bend the judicial branch to his will.
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Apr 16, 2026
Rules don't always lead to good sense.
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Apr 16, 2026
Age-gap dating is everywhere right now — especially younger men seeking out older women. On "The Opinions," men share why they're drawn to the maturity, stability and clarity they can't find elsewhere.
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Apr 16, 2026
There's a growing trend of younger men dating older women — and unlike the backlash older men face, this shift can be perceived as women reclaiming their power, Emily Leibert argues on "The Opinions."
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Apr 16, 2026
Readers respond to "How to Fix Affordability," an Opinion guest essay by Hillary Clinton. Also: President Trump's arch; protests and litigation.
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Apr 16, 2026
What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
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Apr 16, 2026
What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
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Apr 16, 2026
America's view of liberty is upside down.
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Apr 16, 2026
In a strange era, a stranger turn.
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Apr 16, 2026
A conservative court watcher explains why the president has failed to bend the judicial branch to his will.
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Apr 16, 2026
What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
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Apr 16, 2026
Americans want a new approach to policing and incarceration.
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Apr 16, 2026
Will MAHA stay committed to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
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Apr 16, 2026
What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
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Apr 16, 2026
This immigration case is really about procedure.
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Apr 16, 2026
This immigration case is really about procedure.
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Apr 16, 2026
Trump is in over his head.
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Apr 15, 2026
In the race to patch up cybersecurity holes found by the newest A.I. models, we risk leaving too many people to fend for themselves.
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Apr 15, 2026
The future of war belongs to "flying lawn mowers"
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Apr 15, 2026
I have seen what can happen when Americans care about a wrong in the world.
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Apr 15, 2026
Readers respond to Vice President JD Vance's remarks critical of Pope Leo XIV. Also: Mr. Trump, try kindness; a tax solution that wasn't.
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Apr 15, 2026
Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales are now being held accountable thanks in part to the feminism of the 2010s.
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Apr 15, 2026
People are usually surprised when I admit that I love A.I.
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Apr 15, 2026
This is not a man in control of himself.
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Apr 15, 2026
A revival of "Death of a Salesman" comes as the "Zionist consensus" is openly fracturing.
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