In the past few weeks alone, the Supreme Court has delivered a firestorm of conservative legal victories. States now have... more

On Friday, a Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. On Sunday, we released an episode with Dahlia... more

On Friday, a Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Nearly all abortions are already banned in at... more

The Jan. 6 hearings have made it clear that Donald Trump led a concerted, monthslong effort to overturn a democratic... more

Depending on the data you look at, between 10 and 40 percent of people who get Covid will still have... more

This week, the S&P 500 entered what analysts refer to as a bear market. The index has plunged around 22... more

It’s that time of year, when we invite listeners to send in questions, and I answer them on the air.... more

American socialists today find themselves in a tenuous position. Over the past decade, the left has become a powerful force... more

The French economist Thomas Piketty is arguably the world’s greatest chronicler of economic inequality. For decades now, he has collected... more

“There is definitely a contest for the future of the center right,” says Reihan Salam, the president of the Manhattan... more

For decades, the conservative position on abortion has been simple: Appoint justices who will overturn Roe V. Wade. That aspiration... more

What does it mean to reckon with the violence, the tragedy, and the numerous contradictions of America? That is the... more

​​“One of the biggest things about poetry is that it holds all of humanity,” the poet Ada Limón tells me.... more

When Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization leaked a few weeks ago, it signaled... more

The experience of reading Hannah Arendt’s 1951 classic “The Origins of Totalitarianism” in the year 2022 is a disorienting one.... more

“It begun to dawn on many conservatives that in spite of apparent electoral victories that have occurred regularly since the... more

Today we're bringing you an episode from our friends at Sway about the war in Ukraine and the challenges of... more

Right now, Republicans of all stripes — Ron DeSantis, J.D. Vance, Mike Pence, Glenn Youngkin — are trying to figure... more

Today we're bringing you an episode from our friends at The Argument about Florida's “Don't Say Gay” bill and the... more

If Elon Musk’s bid to purchase Twitter comes to fruition, the world’s richest person will own one of its most... more

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed Europe within a matter of weeks. A continent once fractured by the refugee... more

“Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel was published in 2014. That book imagined the world after a pandemic had... more

With the midterms just over six months away, the electoral prospects for Democrats are looking bleak. President Biden’s approval rating... more

“Trauma is much more than a story about something that happened long ago,” writes Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. “The... more

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is only getting more brutal: We’ve seen the bodies of civilians strewn in the streets in... more

The Russia-Ukraine war has changed considerably in recent weeks. Vladimir Putin is no longer talking explicitly about regime change in... more

The hype around cryptocurrencies has reached a fever pitch. There are Super Bowl ads for crypto companies featuring celebrities like... more

The Russian political scientist Ilya Matveev recently described the impact of the West’s sanctions on his country as “30 years... more

“There is a chance that macroeconomic stimulus on a scale closer to World War II levels than normal recession levels... more

A good rule of thumb is that whatever Margaret Atwood is worried about now is likely what the rest of... more

Nearly every dimension of the Ukraine-Russia conflict has been shaped by energy markets. Russia’s oil and gas exports have long been... more

As we enter the fourth week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many of the possible pathways this conflict could take... more

“Americans and Europeans were guided through the new century by a tale about ‘the end of history,’ by what I... more

For Western audiences, the past few weeks have been a torrent of information about what’s happening in Russia and Ukraine.... more

Vladimir Putin was looking for a swift invasion that would halt Ukraine’s drift toward the West, reveal NATO’s fractures and... more

“Russia’s utterly unprovoked, unjustifiable, immoral invasion of Ukraine would seem to mark the end of an era,” writes Fareed Zakaria,... more

There’s the Russia-Ukraine war that’s easy to follow in the news right now. We can watch Russian bombs falling on... more

When we play Monopoly or basketball, we know we are playing a game. The stakes are low. The rules are... more

We were promised, with the internet, a productivity revolution. We were told that we’d get more done, in less time,... more

Government is a bureaucratic, slow-moving institution. It’s too easily captured by special interests. It’s often incapable of acting at the... more

This is one of those episodes I feel I need to sell. Because on one level, it’s about an unusual... more

“The sensation of being alive in the early 21st century consisted of the sense that our ability to pay attention... more

Should we be celebrating a Biden boom? Lamenting inflation and its consequences? Both? We know how to talk about booms, like... more

“Getting race wrong early has led courts to get everything else wrong since,” writes Jamal Greene. But he probably doesn’t... more

There’s good reason to worry about the future of democracy, and little reason to believe Democrats have a viable plan... more

The world has gotten louder, even when we’re alone. A day spent in isolation can still mean a day buffeted... more

It’s been a year since Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. And what... more

I remember thinking, as Covid ravaged the country in December 2020, that at least the holidays the next year would... more

Nothing like a newborn and paternity leave to leave you feeling a bit out of the loop. So for my... more

For decades, our society’s dominant metaphor for the mind has been a computer. A machine that operates the exact same... more

For years, I’ve kept a list of dream guests for this show. And as long as that list has existed,... more

How do you introduce Noam Chomsky? Perhaps you start here: In 1979, The New York Times called him “arguably the... more

“Today, we are supercompetent when it comes to efficiency, utility, speed, convenience, and getting ahead in the world; but we... more

Every day in the United States, more than 10,000 babies are born and 10,000 people turn 65. But America doesn’t... more

Can we predict the future more accurately? It’s a question we humans have grappled with since the dawn of civilization —... more

Joe Biden’s economic agenda is centered on a basic premise: The United States needs to build. To build roads and... more

In 2020 the United States experienced a nearly 30 percent rise in homicides from 2019. That’s the single biggest one-year... more

The compulsion to be happy at work “is always a demand for emotional work from the worker,” writes Sarah Jaffe.... more

Over the course of Donald Trump’s presidency, the far-right fringe became a surprisingly visible and influential force in American politics.... more

“Making it harder to vote, and harder to understand what the party is really about — these are two parts... more

Many of the most contentious debates right now center on whether we, as individuals — and as a country —... more

I’ve been on an octopus kick for a little while now. In that, I don’t seem to be alone. Octopuses... more

Public policy in the United States often overlooks wealth. We tend to design, debate and measure our economic policies with... more

“Progressives understand that culture war means discrediting their opponents and weakening or destroying their institutions. Conservatives should approach the culture... more

One of the most frightening, least understood aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is what’s come to be known as “long... more

In the wake of the “Stop the Steal” campaign, the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the wave of... more

There are few periods of U.S. history that are as vigorously debated, as emotionally and civically charged as the American... more

I’ve been wanting to explore the world crypto and blockchain technologies could build on the show for a while. In... more

Nick Offerman is best known for his role as Ron Swanson, the mustachioed, libertarian outdoorsman who led the Pawnee, Ind.,... more

Maggie Nelson is a poet, critic and cultural theorist whose work includes the award-winning 2016 book “The Argonauts.” Her newest... more

Do we actually know how much good our charitable donations do? This is the question that jump-started Holden Karnofsky’s current career.... more

In July, Eric Adams narrowly won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York, making him the odds-on favorite to... more

There are certain conversations I fear trying to fit into a description. There’s just more to them than I’m going... more

Today, we’re doing something a little different. Instead of a normal interview, we wanted to let you in on a... more

A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court let stand a Texas law creating a system of vigilante legal enforcement against... more

“The world discovered that John Maynard Keynes was right when he declared during World War II that ‘anything we can... more

“If he got a thrill out of transforming these ill-gotten goods into legit merchandise, a zap-charge in his blood like... more

Tyler Cowen is an economist at George Mason University, the co-founder of the blog Marginal Revolution, and host of the... more

“Feminists have long dreamed of sexual freedom,” writes Amia Srinivasan. “What they refuse to accept is its simulacrum: sex that... more

President Biden’s economic policy isn’t what you would have expected from his long career. That’s true in the legislation he’s... more

We asked for your questions, and you answered. Hundreds and hundreds of fantastic questions poured in, and our producer Annie... more

Everything about the Afghanistan withdrawal is tragic. But that tragedy is the result not of the withdrawal, but the occupation,... more

“Trauma is much more than a story about something that happened long ago,” writes Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. “The... more

We're taking this week off from publishing new episodes, so today we're bringing you an episode from "The Argument" about... more

We’re taking a week off from releasing new episodes, so today I wanted to re-up one of my favorite episodes... more

One problem with the conversation around political polarization is that it can imply that polarization is a static, singular thing.... more

The Sept, 11 attacks might have taken place almost 20 years ago, but we’re still living in the America that... more

“The war has changed.” That’s what the leaked C.D.C. document says about the way the Delta variant has upended our... more

We all know by now that Zoom causes fatigue, social media spreads misinformation and Google Maps is wiping out our... more

You’ve heard plenty by now about the fights over teaching critical race theory and the 1619 Project. But behind those... more

Am I too panicked about the future of American democracy? My colleague Ross Douthat thinks so. He points to research suggesting... more

Joe Biden’s economic agenda is centered on a basic premise: The United States needs to build. To build roads and... more

For decades, our society’s dominant metaphor for the mind has been a computer. A machine that operates the exact same... more

“What if instead of a feelings advocacy we had an outcome advocacy that put equitable outcomes before our guilt and... more

I’ve spent the past few months on an octopus kick. In that, I don’t seem to be alone. Octopuses (it’s... more

Eve Ewing’s work as a sociologist, poet, visual artist, podcaster and comic book writer manages to do two things that... more

In February, I spoke with Heather McGhee. I’ve been thinking about the conversation ever since. “The American landscape was once... more

Recently, I picked up Jeff Tweedy’s “How to Write One Song.” It was a bit of a lark. Tweedy is... more

Historically speaking, we live in an age of extraordinary abundance. We have long since passed the income thresholds when past... more

The insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 failed. Donald Trump is not the president. But at the state level,... more

Sarah Schulman’s work — as a nonfiction writer, novelist, activist, playwright and filmmaker — confronts the very thing most people... more

This is a strange moment in the economy. Wages are up, but so is inflation. Jobs are growing, but maybe... more

Free minds. Freedom fries. Free speech. The Freedom Caucus. Freedom from. Freedom to. What do Americans really mean when they... more

“The technological progress we make in the next 100 years will be far larger than all we’ve made since we... more

There has been a bit of panic lately over employers who say not enough people want to apply for open... more

If you talk to many of the people working on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence research, you’ll hear that... more

“My entire politics is premised on the fact that we are these tiny organisms on this little speck floating in... more

Today, while I'm on vacation, we're sharing an episode from Sway, a fellow New York Times Opinion podcast. Host Kara Swisher talks... more

This week, while I'm on vacation, we'll be sharing work from two other New York Times Opinion podcasts. First up, an episode... more

Early estimates find that in 2020, homicides in the United States increased somewhere between 25 percent and nearly 40 percent,... more

On May 12, House Republicans voted to remove Representative Liz Cheney, the third-ranking Republican in the House, from her leadership... more

Agnes Callard is an ethical philosopher who dissects, in dazzlingly precise detail, familiar human experiences that we think we understand.... more

Michael Lewis’s new book, “The Premonition,” is about one of the most important questions of this moment: Why, despite having... more

One lesson of covering policy over the past 20 years is that whatever Elizabeth Warren is thinking about now is... more

Anna Sale is one of my favorite interviewers. As the host of WNYC Studios’ “Death, Sex and Money,” she has... more

In his 100 days address this week, Joe Biden outlined his plans for a big, bold legislative agenda to come.... more

I’ve been thinking lately about how to move beyond the binary debate over cancel culture. And a good place to... more

How do you introduce Noam Chomsky? Perhaps you start here: In 1979, The New York Times called him “arguably the... more

This has been a bad year for the anxious among us — myself very much included. The pandemic was objectively... more

Here’s a sobering thought: The older we get, the harder it is for us to learn, to question, to reimagine.... more

Prepping for a conversation with Tressie McMillan Cottom is intimidating. McMillan Cottom is a sociologist at the University of North... more

With the $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, the economic theory that is Bidenomics is taking shape. It’s big. It puts... more

Donald Trump was the fourth member of the baby boomer generation to be elected president, after Barack Obama, George W.... more

For years now, I’ve had the same recurring worry: Am I focusing on the trivial? When future generations look back... more

For years, I’ve kept a list of dream guests for this show. And as long as that list has existed,... more

In the aftermath of the Capitol attack, the polling firm Echelon Insights decided to ask voters a simple question: Do... more

Bernie Sanders didn’t win the 2020 election. But he may have won its aftermath. If you look back at Joe Biden... more

Six months ago, Andrew Cuomo was on top of the world. He was touted as the anti-Donald Trump — the... more

Mark Bittman taught me to cook. I read his New York Times cooking column, “The Minimalist,” religiously. I bought “How... more

On Jan. 28, I published a column that began like this: “I hope, in the end, that this article reads... more