Jillian Weinberger

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Maureen Dowd |Patrick Healy |Carlos Lozada |Jillian Weinberger

In this episode of "The Opinions," the deputy Opinion editor Patrick Healy is joined by the columnists Maureen Dowd and Carlos Lozada to dissect the first 100 days of President Trump's second term and prepare for what's to come. Maureen Dowd and Carlos Lozada on 100 Days of Trump's 'Fake Reality'"Nothing like this has ever happened in Washington." Below is a transcript of an episode of "The Opinions." We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Patrick Healy |Lydia Polgreen |Jillian Weinberger

And what happens when your country becomes a place people no longer want to come to. In this episode of "The Opinions," the deputy Opinion editor Patrick Healy talks to the columnist Lydia Polgreen about the global panic around migration, and what President Trump's efforts to curb it mean for the United States and its position in the world. Lydia Polgreen on What's Missing in Our Conversation About ImmigrationAnd what happens when your country becomes a place people no longer want to come to.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jillian Weinberger

Final example, which was probably the most devastating of all, was when I ran to be prime minister against Boris Johnson. I imagined that whatever else the British would do, they would not vote for Boris Johnson, this kind of extraordinary buffoonish character who was essentially a television celebrity and a joke. My whole view of Britain as a conservative was: In the end, the British people are pretty sensible. They're pretty thoughtful, pretty moderate.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jillian Weinberger

They were traveling all over Poland, meeting with citizens even in the smallest towns and villages. They really devoted a lot of time and effort to tell the people what's happening and how what's happening on this governmental level, policy level and judicial level, how it actually translates into their lives and what consequences it may bring to their lives and their personal situation. So these were brave independent judges, and many of them paid an enormous price and personal price.

Mar 27, 2025 | nytimes.com | David Leonhardt |Patrick Healy |Jillian Weinberger

And what will be lost if higher education fails to fight back. On this episode of "The Opinions," Patrick Healy and David Leonhardt discuss President Trump's attempts to remake higher education and argue that higher education should reform itself first. How Universities Can Push Back Against TrumpAnd what will be lost if higher education fails to fight back. Below is a transcript of an episode of "The Opinions." We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect.