One of the great joys of my life is my decades-long friendships with people who are far to my left. They’re as pro-choice as I am pro-life. They have different ideas of what religious liberty means. They opposed Operation Iraqi Freedomfc188, but whe
As we move closer to Election Day, most Americans are angry, exhausted and dissatisfied with the current state of our politics. Only 4 percent of survey respondents said the political system was working extremely well or even very well. Sixteen perc
Hosted by Michelle CottleRoss Douthat and Carlos Lozada Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | iHeartRadio Is this really the most consequential election of our lifetimes? On this last episode of
What does it mean to say that “democracy is on the ballot” on Election Day? In her speech on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., delivered from the same place near the White House where Donald Trump incited a crowd to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Vi
Gail Collins: Well, Bretye7, tomorrow’s the day. Have you voted yet? Bret Stephens: I like voting on Election Day. But a friend voted at the Met museum the other day and said the line was hours long. Mostly women. I’m predicting a blowout Kamala Har
I thought I knew what we were dealing with. When Donald Trump began his rise to power in 2015, he struck me as a dangerous but recognizable demagogue. As a biographer of presidents7xm, I tend to think historically and seek analogies from the past to
When Donald Trump won the first time, I spoke to a journalist friend in Turkey to commiserate. I told her about all the protests that were planned, and she gently tried to prepare me for disappointment. She and her friends had protested Recep Tayyip
As happens every time a new president is elected, Donald Trump is experiencing a sudden role reversal. His campaign to earn support from voters has ended abruptly and a new one has begun among donors and activists to earn his support for their prior
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Governments often chafe at the presence of a free press. The reason is simple: A robust and independent news media keeps a sharp eye on government and, when necessary, exposes abuse of power, corruptionmnl168, incompetence and waste. Exposing such t
