Did President Trump fall for the myth of surgical warfare? Gen. Stanley McChrystal joins the columnist David French, both veterans of the Iraq War, to discuss what may have been overlooked in the planning of Operation Epic Fury. McChrystal, who retired from the Army in 2010, argues that the United States often overestimates the decisive power of aerial bombi ... Show More
Mar 21
Trump’s Recklessness Will ‘Haunt Us for a Generation’
President Trump has his own ideas about American power, American voters, and American enemies. On “The Opinions,” the writer Michelle Cottle and the columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French argue that unfortunately Trump misunderstands all three. This episode of “The Opinions” w ... Show More
37m 13s
Jul 2025
Best Of: Barbara Kingsolver on ‘Urban-Rural Antipathy’
<p>“It’s so insidious, people don’t realize it,” Barbara Kingsolver told me, describing the prejudice against “country people.” Kingsolver is one of those “country people,” as well as a literary legend in her own time, who set out to write the “great Appalachian novel.” And I thi ... Show More
1h 1m
Mar 2025
The Last 2 Months — and Next 2 Years — of U.S. Politics
<p>It’s our first subscriber-only “Ask Me Anything” of the year. The show’s executive producer, Claire Gordon, joins me to discuss your questions about the risk of a constitutional crisis and how Democrats, businesses and universities are responding to President Trump. </p><p>Tha ... Show More
37m 21s
May 2025
Another Take: Will Diddy’s downfall shift the US music industry?
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on October 25, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed. The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is under way in New York. The music mogul courted cont ... Show More
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