Don't Bogart My Blog: Opinion Today: Republicans and abortion, France’s election, and the hurricane

July 12, 2024

By Anna Marks

Opinion Staff Editor

In today's newsletter, we're offering some of our favorite entries from The Point, Times Opinion's blog.

This week our writers told you what they think about Republicans' abortion position, the results of France's snap election and the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.

Check them out below.

Jamelle Bouie on Republicans and abortion →

A photograph of a town square in Nantes, France. A cloud of smoke billows across it.

Serge Schmemann on the French election →

A photograph of a man fixing a power line; there are destroyed houses in the background.

Eliza Barclay on Hurricane Beryl →

Here's what we're focusing on today:

Editors' Picks

A lectern and a teleprompter at an outdoor rally for Donald Trump. In the middle ground is a crowd of people and in the background are palm trees.

Paul Krugman

What Does the G.O.P. Have Against America?

Self-proclaimed patriots keep trash-talking their own country.

By Paul Krugman

A Coherent News Conference May Buy Biden Some Time

His team wants to run out the clock on talk of a replacement. Will other Democrats let that happen?

By Jonathan Alter

A blurry photo shows President Biden speaking at a podium in front of the American flag.

Charles M. Blow

The Strongest Case for Biden Is His Resilience in the Face of the Onslaught

Forcing the president out of the race is an invalidation of the democratic process.

By Charles M. Blow

Here's How Biden Loses Michigan

The state has over 200,000 registered voters who are Muslim, and they could cost Biden the election.

By Alexander Stockton and Kirk Semple

In two black-and-white photographs, close-ups of President Biden's hands and Ronald Reagan's face.

Guest Essay

Biden Can't Count on Trump's Unpopularity Anymore

If Biden can't convince enough voters that he is up to the presidency into his mid-80s, it doesn't matter how the country feels about Trump.

By Doug Sosnik

A black stethoscope hangs on a gray rock.

Pamela Paul

In U.S. Gender Medicine, Ideology Eclipses Science. It Hurts Kids.

With children's health and well-being at stake, effective, evidence-based and compassionate health care must be accepted.

By Pamela Paul

A picture of the U.S. Supreme Court at night.

Jesse Wegman

The Supreme Court Is Gaslighting Us All

But the conservative justices can't distance themselves from the significant damage they have caused.

By Jesse Wegman

Chief Justice John Roberts in his judicial robes, appearing in Congress at the State of the Union address.

Jamelle Bouie

John Roberts Makes His Bid for Infamy

The chief justice and his allies have rewritten the Constitution to make it say what they want it to say.

By Jamelle Bouie

A portrait of Jennifer Lopez staring into the camera.

Guest Essay

I Can't Revel in J. Lo's Fall From Grace

The notion that you, too, can rise from the Barrio to Hollywood through sheer grit doesn't speak to a generation disillusioned with the myth of meritocracy.

By Yarimar Bonilla

Matter of Opinion

Who's at the Wheel of the Democratic Party?

What the pressure campaign against Biden says about party weakness.

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Frank Bruni

This Is How You Know Trump Smells Victory

He's … a bit calmer. Which freaks me out.

By Frank Bruni

A crowd of Trump supporters cheering and waving signs.

David Brooks

The Deep Source of Trump's Appeal

The problem with identity politics becoming our moral system is that it undermines democracy.

By David Brooks

letters

George Clooney's Plea to President Biden

Readers discuss the actor's guest essay about seeing the president's decline at a fund-raiser he hosted.

letters

James Carville's Plan B for a Democratic Nominee

Readers discuss his idea for picking an alternative to President Biden and offer suggestions of their own.

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