Nine former directors and acting directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a joint opinion piece in the New York Times attacking Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his sweeping reforms of the agency. The group, whose tenures span from the Carter administration through President Trump’s first term, accused Kennedy of undermining public health by firing staff, questioning vaccines, and restructuring advisory boards.
During an appearance on HBO’s Real Time Friday night, New York Times opinion writer and Duke University journalism professor Frank Bruni acknowledged that President Donald Trump is addressing a real and pressing issue: rising urban crime. Bruni conceded that crime levels in major cities—including Washington, D.C.—are too high, and that Trump is "putting his finger on a problem that people rightly care about."
On Friday’s PBS NewsHour, New York Times columnist David Brooks acknowledged that conservatives are now actively implementing a long-held objective: defunding institutions perceived to be aligned with the political left. Brooks, reflecting on his early years writing for National Review and The Wall Street Journal, said the idea of “defunding the left” has been a conservative rallying cry since his entry into political commentary.
President Donald Trump is threatening legal action against CNN and The New York Times over their reporting on recent U.S. military strikes against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has accused President Donald Trump of endangering the role of a free and independent press in the United States. In a speech delivered Tuesday at the University of Notre Dame, Sulzberger claimed Trump has followed a five-part strategy to undermine the media, comparing some of his rhetoric to that of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
Comedy Central host Jon Stewart expressed disbelief Thursday after New York Times columnist Ezra Klein detailed the extensive bureaucratic process delaying the Biden administration’s $40 billion rural broadband initiative. Despite being signed into law in 2021 as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the project has yet to complete a single installation.
Dr. Paul Kengor, a political science professor, author, and PragerU presenter, explained how The New York Times played a pivotal role in the rise of Cuba’s communist dictator Fidel Castro. Speaking on The Alex Marlow Show podcast, Kengor highlighted the newspaper’s glowing and misleading coverage of Castro, which contributed to his ascent to power.
During PBS’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, New York Times columnist David Brooks remarked on Trump’s pragmatic approach in his inaugural address. Brooks observed that Trump’s focus on tangible policies rather than lofty rhetoric resonated with a public that has grown increasingly distrustful of political promises.
The New York Times editorial board proposed a sweeping plan to resolve America’s immigration challenges, advocating for increased legal migration while sidelining concerns of many Americans. The op-ed, titled “A Big Idea to Solve America’s Immigration Mess,” frames migrants as essential for economic growth while casting native-born Americans as a declining population incapable of meeting labor demands.
