Opinion

The Argument

Strongly held opinions. Open-minded debates. A weekly ideas show, hosted by Jane Coaston.

The Libertarian Party Became Too Extreme for Me, So I Changed My Political Allegiance

Jane Coaston asks former Representative Justin Amash how she can believe in the Libertarian Party again.

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Should America Intervene in Haiti? ‘Go to Hell’ and Other Views

Nick Kristof and Lydia Polgreen debate the lessons learned from America’s foreign policy in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.

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How to Perform Normalcy — and Why the Democrats Should Give It a Try

Bhaskar Sunkara and Michelle Cottle look to the Democratic Party’s future.

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Has Donald Trump Lost His Grip on the Republican Party?

Two conservative writers, Ross Douthat and Kevin D. Williamson, join Jane Coaston to discuss Trump’s odds and Ron DeSantis’s rise.

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Donald Trump Was the Midterm’s Biggest Loser

Times Opinion writers on why we didn’t get a red wave.

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The Price of $5 Donations: Is Small-Dollar Fund-Raising Doing More Harm Than Good?

Tim Miller and Micah Sifry on how grass-roots funding has changed American politics.

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‘Maybe Gen Z Is Just Kinder’: How America’s Youngest Voters Are Shaping Politics

Three 20-something voters on the issues they care about most this midterm season.

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Has Polling Broken Politics?

As the midterms near, Margie Omero and Nate Silver consider what voter surveys are good for.

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Is America Headed for Another Civil War?

Jamelle Bouie and Tim Alberta on whether America’s polarization is at a tipping point.

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Are You ‘Third-Party-Curious’? Andrew Yang and David Jolly Would Like a Word.

Two co-founders of the Forward Party on how the two-party system fails American voters.

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