Bill White thought being gay was a sin. Then his 15-year-old came out.

Jeffrey Toobin talks with Bryan Stevenson about surviving the politics of fear in 2025.

The columnist Michelle Goldberg believes reclaiming the narrative on immigration should be America’s next story.

Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and David French convene to discuss the year that was.

Trump is giving himself an A-plus-plus-plus, but the rest of America is anxious.

The columnist believes America’s real political contest is in the center.

Trump didn’t invent misogyny, but he’s leaning into it.

Two columnists debate this strange moment.

Through their reporting, the columnists share how regular citizens stand up to governments they oppose.

Will the president soon wish he hadn’t run for a second term?

Bret Stephens, Frank Bruni and Aaron Retica on the gap between Trump’s interests and what matters to Americans.

Rural aesthetics are in — from cowboy boots, to country albums by popstars, to pastoral idealism peddled by influencers. New York Times Opinion editor Meher Ahmad speaks to columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom and contributor Emily Keegin about what these cultural touch points mean for our politics, and society at large.

“If America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough,” the New Jersey senator argues.

“You need this renewal. You need new figures who are untouched, who were never part of these awful power games,” the columnist Lydia Polgreen argues.

Ro Khanna argues that even though there is a risk in releasing the documents, it still needs to happen.

Can the right find its way back to small government? Sarah Isgur thinks so.

Is this the beginning of the end for Trump and his MAGA base?

Lydia Polgreen speaks to the former New York Times bureau chief Howard W. French about the cost of not engaging with Africa.

Cecilia Muñoz on how to solve America’s biggest political challenge.

The round table convenes to discuss what comes after the Democrats’ big wins — and whether the “red hat” coalition can recover.