Opinion | Vivek Ramaswamy Is Suddenly Part of Our Political Life
Gail Collins: Bret, we haven’t talked since the Republican debate. Can’t say I fell in love with any of the contenders, but your fave Nikki Haley was certainly the most…
Opinion | I Have a Pretty Good Idea Why Michael Oher Is Angry
When the movie “The Blind Side” came out in 2009, I watched it with fascination because it overlapped with three big parts of my life. It’s the story of Michael…
Opinion | A Criminal Jury May Be the Best Way to Hold Trump Accountable
Unlike most jurors, those chosen to serve in the Jan. 6 cases will be very familiar with the defendant. As human beings who lived through the last eight years, they…
Opinion | Three Generations Under One Roof
There are times when the worst tidings can transform into the greatest joy. In August 2020, our family received terrible news. My daughter Camille was pregnant, and a routine ultrasound…
Opinion | A Legacy of Colonialism Set the Stage for the Maui Wildfires
Puerto Rico and Hawaii have always felt to me like reverse sides of the imperial coin. My fellow Boricuas who support statehood often point to the Aloha State as a…
Opinion | Protecting Competition Is a Vital Goal
Americans have been living as subjects in a large-scale experiment in letting big companies do as they please, and the consequences are increasingly apparent in daily life. Compare the United…
Opinion | Catch the Smug Mug on That Thug!
WASHINGTON — If there were any justice in the world, Donald Trump would have taken the Mug Shot of Dorian Gray. As with Oscar Wilde’s charismatic and amoral narcissist, the…
Opinion | Scenes From Waiting for Trump on a Hot Atlanta Afternoon
Donald Trump keeps the country in suspended animation from time to time — trying to get through the current situation, waiting for the next one, without an ending, indefinitely. People…
Opinion | Putin Has His Revenge on Prigozhin
That bargain held for years. But the war in Ukraine unsettled the balance. Mr. Prigozhin, sensing an opportunity to advance his career, began to challenge the military leadership. When the…
Opinion | I Am Trying to See What My Beautiful Daughter Saw
So all that’s to say I am not nice right now. I don’t want to speak, but I want you to write. When I interviewed the French author Anne Berest…
Opinion | The Case for Acting on Your Desires and Not Being a Good Person
The feeling of transgression, framed by guilt, fascinated Sigmund Freud. For him, transgression was always tied to parental expectations or self-reproach for criticisms of those whom we once revered. Breaking…
Opinion | Raising a Hand for the Man in the Mug Shot
One by one, some with a little hesitation, six hands went up on the debate stage Wednesday night when the eight Republican candidates answered whether they would support Donald Trump…
Opinion | Trump’s Plan: Skip the Debates, Win Iowa, Avoid Prison
Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’ Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music The first Republican primary debate of the 2024 election is over. Chris Christie wiggled his fingers.…
Opinion | Nikki Haley Is the Best Trump Alternative
I have a bunch of friends and acquaintances who are Never Trump, maybe-Trump or kind-of-Trump Republicans. They’ve been looking around for the candidate they can support and give their dollars…