Opinion | Steve Bannon on ‘Broligarchs’ vs. Populism
All right, Steve, you ready. Born ready, sir. I born fighting. If we don’t have a fight, if we don’t have a fight, why are we populist? If you want…
Opinion | Under Trump, a Wink and a Nod at Anti-Abortion Violence
Three days after getting out of federal prison for his role in forcibly shutting down a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C., Herb Geraghty, one of 23 anti-abortion activists pardoned…
Opinion | Trump and Stupidity
This was the week in which the Chinese made incredible gains in artificial intelligence and the Americans made incredible gains in human stupidity. I’m sorry, but I look at the…
Opinion | Does Trump’s Cabinet Look Like a Meritocracy to You?
The contrast between Hegseth and Joe Biden’s outgoing defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, is profound. Austin, who is Black, served as a battalion commander, a brigade commander, a division commander and…
Opinion | ‘She Speaks for Millions’: Best and Worst Moments From Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation Hearing
Of President Trump’s cabinet picks, Tulsi Gabbard, a former representative from Hawaii, could have the hardest time making it through the confirmation process. On Thursday, with several key senators still…
Opinion | Why Do Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Begrudge Their Brains?
On her blog, Nancy Nall Derringer explained why an ill-fated Idaho petition drive to roll back same-sex marriage is nonetheless significant: “I’m thinking this is the velociraptors testing the electric…
Opinion | A Conversation With Opinion Writers About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci and the Opinion writers David Wallace-Wells and Jessica…
Opinion | Tulsi Gabbard Fits Right Into Trump’s Vision for America
At a campaign rally in Virginia in June, Donald Trump hinted at the new kind of relationship America might have with Russia, China and North Korea if he were to…
Opinion | Stop Feeling Stunned and Wounded, Liberals. It’s Time to Fight Back.
The first week of President Trump’s return to power was a flurry of provocations, of attacks on the rule of law and raw exertions of power.Part of the point, it…
Opinion | The Hearing Confirmed That R.F.K. Jr. Is Trump’s Kind of Guy
The final push from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. toward becoming overseer of America’s health care system got off to a spicy start on Wednesday in his opening hour before the…