Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

She Exposed Epstein and Shares MAGA’s Anger

The reporter who took down Jeffrey Epstein on what’s still hidden.

58 MIN LISTEN

Ezra Klein

Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another

The consensus that held them together for generations is breaking down.

Maureen Dowd

MAGA’s New Target: Trump

The president is in a deep-state fugue.

The Ezra Klein Show

Why Trump Can’t Shake Jeffrey Epstein

The journalist Will Sommer examines the perfect storm of the Epstein files, Trump, QAnon and MAGA.

1 HR 9 MIN LISTEN

The Opinions

Trump, Epstein and a Stinging SCOTUS Dissent

The round table discusses Trump and MAGA’s very bad week.

35 MIN LISTEN

An Accuser’s Story Suggests How Trump Might Appear in the Epstein Files

A former Jeffrey Epstein employee said that she told the F.B.I. in 1996 and 2006 about what she considered a troubling encounter with Donald J. Trump.

The Trouble With Wanting Men

Women are so fed up with dating men that the phenomenon even has a name: heterofatalism. So what do we do with our desire?

The Little Food Lab Fueling the Big Protein Boom

Anthony Flynn and his family ran a small health snack company in California. Then came protein bar mania.

Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into School, Killing at Least 20

More than 170 people were injured after the training aircraft crashed, military officials said. The country’s interim leader called the loss “irreparable.”

Judge Challenges Trump Administration in Hearing on Harvard Funding

In a courtroom in Boston on Monday, a lawyer for Harvard called the Trump administration’s case against the school “cooked up.”

Has Trader Joe’s Made It to London? Only as an Accessory.

The bags from the supermarket chain are becoming increasingly popular, even though the store doesn’t operate in Britain.

How Trump Deflected MAGA’s Wrath Over Epstein, at Least for Now

By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.

Kenneth Colley, 87, ‘Star Wars’ Actor With a Commanding Presence, Dies

A fixture onscreen and onstage, he became a fan favorite as Darth Vader’s ally, Admiral Piett, in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”