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The Ezra Klein Show
More in The Ezra Klein Show ›The political journalist Elaina Plott Calabro traces the political trajectory of the vice president — and why her 2016 image might be just right for 2024.
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CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times After That Debate, the Risk of Biden Is Clear
I joined my Times Opinion colleagues Ross Douthat and Michelle Cottle to discuss the debate — and what Democrats might do next.
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CreditPhoto Illustration by The New York Times/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Trump’s Bold Vision for America: Higher Prices!
Inflation is Biden’s weak spot. Matthew Yglesias argues that it may also be Trump’s.
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CreditCourtesy of Matthew Yglesias The Biggest Political Divide Is Not Left vs. Right
Yanna Krupnikov probes the motivations of Americans who avoid politics — but often vote.
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CreditPhoto Illustration by The New York Times Israelis Are Not Watching the Same War You Are
The Israeli journalist Amit Segal discusses Benny Gantz’s departure from the war cabinet, Israel’s shift to the right and whether a new theory of security is emerging in Israeli politics.
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Matter of Opinion
More in Matter of Opinion ›Is Biden Too Old? America Got Its Answer.
Three Opinion writers weigh in on the first presidential debate of 2024.
By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat and
CreditPhoto illustration by The New York Times; source photo, Gerald Herbert/Associated Press What J.D. Vance’s Transformation Tells Us About the Future of Democracy
Can populist leaders actually fix the world’s unsolvable problems?
By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and
CreditPhoto Illustration by The New York Times. Photo: Brian Kaiser for The New York Times The ‘Disdain’ of Justice Alito and the Supreme Court
Flags, financial disclosures and the fragility of SCOTUS.
By Michelle Cottle, Carlos Lozada and
CreditIllustration by The New York Times; photograph by Eric Lee/The New York Times The ‘Empty Suit’ of Trump’s Masculinity
Three men of Opinion debate Trump’s appeal.
By Michelle Cottle and
CreditIllustration by The New York Times; photograph by The Washington Post/Getty Images South Africa Confronts Israel and Its Own Democracy
Lydia Polgreen reports from Cape Town about the myth of the country’s exceptionalism and its moral authority in the war on Gaza.
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The Opinions
More in The Opinions ›Our Society Is Losing Its Anchors
To make sense of a decaying America, Thomas L. Friedman talks to a trusted friend about the mangrove tree.
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CreditIllustration by The New York Times; photograph by Marcia Straub/Getty Who Should Lead the Democratic Ticket? Six Columnists Weigh In.
Gretchen Whitmer, Kamala Harris, President Biden — who is best positioned to beat Donald Trump in November?
By Charles M. Blow, Ross Douthat, David French, Nicholas Kristof, Pamela Paul, Lydia Polgreen, Derek Arthur, Sophia Alvarez Boyd, Vishakha Darbha and
CreditIllustration by The New York Times; photographs by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters, Laurent Cipriani, Matt Rourke, and Evan Vucci/Associated Press, Andrew Harnik and Kent Nishimura/Getty Images The Supreme Court Made a ‘Monumentally Awful’ Decision
Presidential immunity never existed in America. Until now.
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CreditIllustration by The New York Times; photograph by Walter Bibikow I Study Homelessness. I Wish More Places Looked Like This Shelter.
Matthew Desmond takes you to a shelter designed with residents in mind.
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CreditIllustration by The New York Times; photographs by Adam Pape for The New York Times Is Lauren Boebert Too ‘Radically Lauren Boebert’ for Colorado?
Tuesday’s primary will test the limits of Trumpism.
By Michelle Cottle and
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