Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the September 15, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
On the Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket, Sharp Partisan Divides Adam Liptak, New York Times [unlocked] The second Trump administration has filed roughly the same number of applications so far as the Biden administration did over four years. But they have fared quite differently.
Preferences, Beliefs, and Demand for the Flu Vaccine Daniel W. Sacks & Justin R. Sydnor, National Bureau of Economic Research In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission Peter Baker, New York Times [unlocked] America awaits the fateful consequences of a horrific assassination Stephen Collinson, CNN Charlie Kirk’s killing and its aftermath are symptoms of a fragile democracy Karen Tumulty, Washington Post [unlocked] ‘It Will Scar This Generation.’ Charlie Kirk’s Death Ignites a Campus Reckoning Douglas Belkin, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] After Kirk’s killing a growing chorus of conservatives wants his critics ostracized or fired Josh Boak and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Trump’s tariffs are bigger than his tax cuts for most Americans Zachary B. Wolf, Tami Luhby and Soph Warnes, CNN
Trump’s Reversals on Immigration Mount Over Economic Concerns Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times [unlocked] Our Coming Plutocracy Francis Fukuyama, Persuasion Dems Get Some Much Needed Good News Dan Pfeiffer, The Message Box After Missouri, what state is next? A redistricting race started by Trump continues Larry Kaplow, NPR News Democrats Cannot Just Buy Back the Working Class David Paul Kuhn, New York Times [unlocked] Who was arrested in Trump’s D.C. crime emergency? We analyzed 1,273 records. Olivia George, Meghan Hoyer, Steve Thompson and Emma Uber, Washington Post [unlocked]
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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The immigration crackdown is changing how people interact with law enforcement
Consider This from NPRMichael Osterholm: Be Afraid – Very Afraid – of RFK Jr. & The Next Pandemic
Impolitic with John Heilemann