Derek Arthur

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Gail Collins |Bret Stephens |Aaron Retica |Derek Arthur

After eight years of weekly chats, one more for the road. The Conversation has been a staple of The Times's Opinion pages since 2017. But after eight years, the weekly dialogue between the liberal columnist Gail Collins and her conservative colleague Bret Stephens has come to an end. The editor Aaron Retica joins Gail and Bret to answer reader questions and discuss how they've managed years of civil conversations - for the first and last time in audio.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Michelle Cottle |Jamelle Bouie |Derek Arthur

Another week, another show of contempt for the rule of law. Last week, the Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man deported because of an "administrative error," back to his home in Maryland. But, so far, the administration has not complied.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Lawrence Summers |Derek Arthur

The former treasury secretary on the president's chaotic trade war. On this episode of "The Opinions," the former president of Harvard University and former U.S. Treasury secretary explains the dangers of President Trump's economic policies, and why we should expect more instability ahead. Larry Summers on Trump: 'The First Rule of Holes Is Stop Digging'The former treasury secretary on the president's chaotic trade war.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Patrick Healy |Steven Rattner |Derek Arthur

And what business executives are saying behind closed doors.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jamelle Bouie |Aaron Retica |Derek Arthur

More than two months into his second term, President Trump is testing the limits of the U.S. Constitution. But which of his executive actions are legally sound, and which defy constitutional principles? In this episode, the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie sits down with his editor, Aaron Retica, for a deep dive into the crisis that's reshaping American democracy. (A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.) Image Credit...