NYT > Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/section/opinion en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:21:46 +0000 NYT > Opinion https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/section/opinion The Real Stakes of the American Story https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011001803/the-real-stakes-of-the-american-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011001803/the-real-stakes-of-the-american-story.html Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, recounts a pivotal moment in his visit to Nigeria — and what it revealed about America’s relationship with its history — on “The Ezra Klein Show.” Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:52:00 +0000 Stevenson, Bryan A (1959- ) Three Ways Trump Is Strangling Economic Growth https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/opinion/trump-us-economy-capital-jobs.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/opinion/trump-us-economy-capital-jobs.html Despite the jobs numbers, the economy is deteriorating under Trump’s policies. Steven N. Durlauf Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:06 +0000 United States Economy United States Politics and Government Productivity Inflation (Economics) Federal Budget (US) Recession and Depression Colleges and Universities Research Trump, Donald J National Debt (US) Education Department (US) National Institutes of Health National Science Foundation Office of Management and Budget (US) Interest Rates Foreign Workers Gross Domestic Product Taylor Swift, What Are You Doing? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/opinion/taylor-swift-wedding-msg.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/opinion/taylor-swift-wedding-msg.html Why am I dreading the Swift-Kelce wedding? 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Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:13:51 +0000 internal-disable-fab Washington, George (1732-99) Schoeller, Martin Mount Vernon (Wash) Philadelphia (Pa) Colonial Williamsburg United States Semiquincentennial (2026) History (Academic Subject) United States Politics and Government Washington, Martha (1731-1802) United States Defense and Military Forces Revolutionary War, American (1775-83) Madonna Has Become an Avatar for Our Fear of Aging https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/opinion/madonna-confessions-ii-aging-old.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/opinion/madonna-confessions-ii-aging-old.html The Material Girl used to mean everything to me. Glynnis MacNicol Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:40 +0000 Madonna Meisel, Steven Music MTV Networks Plastic Surgery Generation X Carpenter, Sabrina (1999- ) Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival It’s Inevitable — You’re Going to Get Hacked. 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