AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarNowVideo: Opinion | It Turns Out the ‘Deep State’ Is Actually Kind of Awesomeverified_publisherThe New York Times[APPLAUSE] “I will totally obliterate the deep state. I will fire —” Donald Trump is obsessed with the “deep state.” “The deep state — The deep state — The deep state is destroying our nation. Either the deep state destroys America, or we destroy the deep state.” And many Republicans are widening …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar3 hours agoOpinion | What Schumer and Biden Got Right About Netanyahuverified_publisherThe New York Times - Thomas L. FriedmanOne of my ironclad rules of journalism is this: When you see an elephant flying, don’t laugh, don’t doubt, don’t sneer — take notes. Something very new and important is happening and we need to understand it. Last week, I saw an elephant fly: The Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer — an authentic, …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar8 hours agoOpinion | The Internet Is a Wasteland, So Give Kids Better Places to Goverified_publisherThe New York Times - Michelle GoldbergIn January, I had the odd experience of nodding along with Senator Lindsey Graham, who can usually be relied on to be wrong, as he berated supervillain Mark Zuckerberg, head of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, about the effect its products have on kids. “You have blood on your hands,” said …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar9 hours agoOpinion | Why Are Americans Still Down on the Economy?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Paul KrugmanAre you better off today than you were four years ago? Honestly, I didn’t think Republicans were going to try replaying Ronald Reagan’s famous line, since so much of the G.O.P.’s 2024 strategy depends on a sort of collective amnesia about the last year of Donald Trump’s presidency. Is it really a …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar1 day agoOpinion | The Best Way to Find Out if We Can Cool the Planetverified_publisherThe New York Times - Jeremy FreemanA few years ago, the idea of deliberately blocking the sun to combat climate change was taboo for scientists. But a lot can change in a short time. As the disastrous effects of climate change mount, Congress has asked federal scientists for a research plan, private money is flowing and rogue …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar23 hours agoOpinion | Mike Pence Rues the Dayverified_publisherThe New York Times - Gail CollinsGail Collins: Bret, I feel obligated to start out by asking you: TikTok? Potential foreign agent? Bret Stephens: I think of TikTok in two ways. First, as a gigantic vacuum cleaner of personal data — possibly including your location — that goes directly from the unsuspecting eyes, thumbs and minds of …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar23 hours agoOpinion | Same Old Song: Private Equity Is Destroying Our Music Ecosystemverified_publisherThe New York Times - Marc HoganDoes that song on your phone or on the radio or in the movie theater sound familiar? Private equity — the industry responsible for bankrupting companies, slashing jobs and raising the mortality rates at the nursing homes it acquires — is making money by gobbling up the rights for old hits and …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar1 day agoOpinion | What Trump’s TikTok Flip-Flop Tells Americaverified_publisherThe New York Times - David FrenchWhen the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly last Wednesday to pass a bill that would require TikTok to divest its Chinese ownership or face an American ban, it provided a glimmer of hope in a dreary political time. This is exactly what a nation should do when it’s getting serious about …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar15 hours agoOpinion | Trump’s Warning of a ‘Blood Bath’ if He Losesverified_publisherThe New York TimesMore from our inbox: Orli and the Fox • It Was ‘Poisoning,’ Not an ‘Overdose’ • Class-Based Admissions To the Editor: Re “Trump Says Some Migrants Are ‘Not People’ and Predicts a ‘Blood Bath’ if He Loses” (nytimes.com, March 16): In a campaign speech in Ohio on Saturday, former President Donald Trump said …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar1 day agoOpinion | The Spectacle of the Ambani Wedding Event Reveals India’s Inequalityverified_publisherThe New York Times - Sonia FaleiroRihanna, Mark Zuckerberg, bejeweled elephants and 5,500 drones. Those were some of the highlights of what is likely the most ostentatious pre-wedding ceremony the modern world has ever seen. On a long weekend in early March, members of the global elite gathered to celebrate the impending nuptials of …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar23 hours agoOpinion | The Unforgivable Silence on Sudanverified_publisherThe New York Times - Linda Thomas-GreenfieldSilence. Last September, when I visited a makeshift hospital in Adré, Chad, where young Sudanese refugees were being treated for acute malnutrition, that was all I heard: an eerie silence. I had tried to prepare myself for the wails of children who were sick and emaciated, but these patients were …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar13 hours agoOpinion | What Makes a Coincidence Meaningful?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Peter CoyThere are two kinds of people in the world: People who say, “What a coincidence,” and people who say, “Just a coincidence.” Same facts, different reactions. Are you the “what a” kind or the “just a” kind? I want your emails. I’m a “just a coincidence” person. I attended an economics conference in …