Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 16, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Top US allies are turning toward China instead. Blame Trump Phelim Kine and Jordyn Dahl, Politico European allies broadly support building closer ties to China — and believe America's role as a global superpower is fading.
Canada: Liberal Lead Widens to 11 as Government Approval Hits New High David Coletto, Abacus Data Loaded Chambers: Organized Interests, Public Opinion, and Policy Responsiveness in the American States Takuma Iwasaki, Eric A. Baldwin, John J. Donohue & Tai Markman, National Bureau of Economic Research Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Ronen Bergman and Julian E. Barnes, The New York Times [unlocked] Oil Industry Warns Trump Administration Fuel Crunch Will Likely Worsen Collin Eaton and Benoît Morenne, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Forget the "MAGA split" on Iran. It's the independents and soft partisans that matter. G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers We Have Reached End-Stage Polarization David French, The New York Times [unlocked] The Rorschach Republic Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience Kevin Rector, The Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo] Big Tech says the quiet part out loud. They want you to be stupid. Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer [unlocked] A media-rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood David Bauder, The Associated Press To Address Farm Labor Shortage, Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers Linda Qiu, The New York Times [unlocked] How Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress Christopher Flavelle, Madeleine Ngo and Georgia Gee, The New York Times [unlocked] What Entertainment Might Look Like in 20 Years Andrew Blackman, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
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