Today we’re bringing you an episode from the latest New York Times Opinion podcast, “Matter of Opinion.” It’s a chat... more

Here’s a little experiment. Take a second to think about how you would fill in the blank in this sentence:... more

The data is clear: Levels of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide have spiked for American teenagers over the last decade.... more

We’re in the midst of a serious teen mental health crisis. The number of teenagers and young adults with clinical... more

On Jan. 19, the United States officially hit its debt limit. In response, the Treasury Department began using accounting maneuvers... more

Kim Stanley Robinson is one of the great living science fiction writers and one of the most astute observers of... more

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

On Monday, First Republic Bank folded before being sold by regulators to JPMorgan Chase. At the time, it was the... more

In recent months, we’ve witnessed the rise of chatbots that can pass law and business school exams, artificial companions who’ve... more

California is a land of contrasts. The state is home to staggering wealth, world-remaking tech companies, and some of the... more

On Monday, Fox News abruptly announced that the network and its star primetime host, Tucker Carlson, “have agreed to part... more

According to the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University, 14.3 percent of Americans — nearly 50 million... more

It’s impossible to deny that the U.S. has a serious loneliness problem. One 2018 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation... more

America today faces a crisis of governance. In the face of numerous challenges — from climate change, to housing shortages,... more

In October, the White House released a 70-plus-page document called the “Blueprint for an A.I. Bill of Rights.” The document’s... more

Typically when we put out a call for audience questions, there’s no single topic that dominates. This time was different.... more

“We rarely think about chips, yet they’ve created the modern world,” writes the historian Chris Miller. He’s not exaggerating. Semiconductors don’t... more

In last November's midterm elections, voters placed the Republican Party in charge of the House of Representatives. In 2024, it’s... more

Donald Trump’s legal troubles are mounting. A Manhattan grand jury investigation into the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels could soon... more

It’s been two weeks since the Silicon Valley Bank run, and we’re still feeling the ripple effects — not just... more

OpenAI last week released its most powerful language model yet: GPT-4, which vastly outperforms its predecessor, GPT-3.5, on a variety... more

This is something a bit different: Not an interview, but a commentary of my own. We’ve done a lot of... more

Last Friday, in the largest bank failure since 2008, Silicon Valley Bank failed. Banks fail all the time. But unless it’s... more

In just a few years, the narrative on China has almost completely flipped. The dominant sentiments in America had been... more

In 1972, when Congress passed Title IX to tackle gender equity in education, men were 13 percentage points more likely... more

In the 2023 legislative session alone, Republican state legislators have introduced more than a hundred bills seeking to restrict transgender... more

“Poetry is the attempt to understand fully what is real, what is present, what is imaginable, what is feelable, and... more

Our society’s dominant narrative is that body size is a product of individual willpower. We are skinny or fat because... more

Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Children of Time” is about an advanced civilization built by sentient spiders. A sequel, “Children of Ruin,” is... more

Physical pain is a universal human experience. And for many of us, it’s a constant one. Roughly 20 percent of... more

In recent months, the story of the U.S. economy has changed significantly. The January Consumer Price Index showed that annual... more

For most of us, seeing an advertisement pop up while we’re scrolling on Instagram or reading an article or watching... more

Reading Rick Rubin’s production discography is like taking a tour through the commanding heights of American music over the past... more

In my columns and on this show over the past few years, I’ve argued that to achieve the goals liberals... more

Ezra is out sick, so today, we’re sharing one of our favorite conversations — with Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow at... more

Ezra is out sick, so today, we're sharing an episode from the New York Times Opinion podcast, “First Person.” Each... more

There are few issues on which the dominant consensus in Washington has changed as rapidly in recent years as it... more

There are few stories that are more crucial to the world’s future than what’s happening in China. Take any of... more

In recent weeks, America got a preview of how the new Republican House majority would wield its power. In attempting... more

It’s hard to think of a more celebrated figure of the 20th century than Martin Luther King Jr. He has a... more