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Opinion Today: Musk and Trump, a potential debate and “Slow Horses”

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Opinion Today

October 11, 2024

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By Anna Marks

Opinion Staff Editor

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

This week, our writers told you what they think about a Musk-Trump alliance, a potential presidential debate and a beloved spy series.

Check them out below.

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Zeynep Tufekci on Musk and Trump

A black and white photograph of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on the debate stage.

David Swerdlick on a potential debate

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Brent Staples on "Slow Horses"

Here's what we're focusing on today:

Editors' Picks

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Guest Essay

Give Ukraine NATO Membership. Peace Depends on It.

Europe will not be secure — and will not be whole and free — until Ukraine is in NATO. Ukraine will not agree to end the war without it.

By William B. Taylor

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Kamala Harris smiling on the floor of a crowded arena, with two large American flags and

Guest Essay

A Small-C Conservative Case for Kamala Harris

The Democratic candidate would bring three things the country desperately needs: stability, unity and optimism.

By Joe Klein

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Jamelle Bouie

The Problem With This Conspiracy Theory Is Reality

It's not indoctrination that's keeping a majority of younger voters out of the Republican column.

By Jamelle Bouie

The Ezra Klein Show

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel: 'I Felt Lied To'

The journalist discusses his experience visiting Israel and the West Bank.

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If 'They' Can Control the Weather, They're Doing a Lousy Job

The week in bad public behavior and political nonsense.

By Michelle Cottle

David Brooks

How Harris Can Finish Strong

Some tips from novelists and screenwriters on how to keep audiences' attention.

By David Brooks

Three red traffic lights obscured by heavy rains from Hurricane Milton.

Frank Bruni

'No One's Life Is More Important to Him Than His': Chris Christie on Trump and the Politicization of Disaster Relief

How did we get here?

By Frank Bruni

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Guest Essay

The Supreme Court Has Grown Too Powerful. Congress Must Intervene.

Lawmakers must assert their power to reject the justices' interpretations of the Constitution and enact their own.

By Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan

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Guest Essay

'Founder Mode' Explains the Rise of Trump in Silicon Valley

A trendy management style called "founder mode" illustrates Silicon Valley's growing tilt toward authoritarianism.

By Kim Scott

A photo illustration of two actors portraying Roy Cohn and Donald Trump with fiery cartoonish scribbles above their heads.

Guest Essay

I Was Trump's Ghostwriter. A New Biopic Gets the Most Important Thing Right.

Critics may argue about specific factual details, but a new account of Trump's ascent jibes with everything I saw with my own eyes.

By Tony Schwartz

Matter of Opinion

The Divisions Roiling Beneath the Democratic Party's Joyful Exterior

Three columnists explore what Kamala Harris's appeal to conservatives means for the left.

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Frank Bruni

Kamala Harris Puts Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Her Unhumble Place

Parents have no monopoly on modesty.

By Frank Bruni

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Reasons to Vote for Harris, Not Trump

Readers respond to an editorial and critiques of the former president by those who have worked with him. Also: young voter outreach; L.G.B.T.Q. Jews; the war in Gaza; Robert Moses.

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