Craig Thompson’s new book revisits his upbringing on a farm in rural Wisconsin, and the farmers — both American-born and not — who made up his community.
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If You’re a Voter Reading This, This Essay Is Not About You
The conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart observed that politics is downstream from culture — that voters are more influenced by what they watch, listen to and like than by actual politicians. As a Democrat who works on presidential campaigns, I …
‘He’s Often Working Backward From a Conclusion’: Three Opinion Writers on Kennedy
Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted a written conversation with the Opinion columnist Ross Douthat and the Opinion writers Jessica Grose and David Wallace-Wells about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first two months as …
A Progressive Mind in a MAGA Body
Hasan Piker thinks being a man is simple. Like many of the successful internet personalities who appeal to a generation of young men, Mr. Piker, a 33-year-old Twitch and YouTube streamer, is a “bro”: He likes weapons, inhales supplements, uses …
Mike Myers Is Ready to Defend Canada
The “Saturday Night Live” alum on getting political in Studio 8H, playing Elon Musk and why he decided to film a campaign ad for Canada’s Liberal Party.
‘Real Women Have Curves’ Is Now a Broadway Show. Here Are 5 Things to Know.
The new musical is based on Josefina López’s original play and the 2002 film adaptation that starred America Ferrera.
Ross Douthat on Trump, Mysticism and Psychedelics
transcript Ross Douthat on Trump, Mysticism and Psychedelics The Times Opinion columnist discusses religion and belief — at this moment in our politics, and in our lives more generally. So I always enjoy conversations that I have no earthly idea …
The Things I Can Only Write in English
One warm evening in March 2022, I ventured out of my apartment to go on a first date. At the time, busy with grad school, I was not keeping a diary, so most of what I remember from that night — and the ones that followed — comes from a handful of …
Shedeur Sanders, the 2025 NFL Draft’s biggest name, is also its biggest mystery
The demeanor of a QB who had reality TV cameras around his life and in his house as a kid serves as a Rorschach test for NFL front offices.
The Ugly Historical Echoes of Kennedy’s Comments on Autism
Last week Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held his first news briefing as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, to address a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about rates of autism among children in the United …