Donald Trump has been on a tour of the Gen Z influencer ecosystem, from Theo Von to Adin Ross. In this episode of “The Opinions,” Daniel Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, argues that Trump is trying to win the support of young men, a once loyal Democratic constituency. Mr. Pfeiffer says Democrats ignore these voters at their peril, for the 2024 election and beyond: “There is no post-Trump era if Gen Z men become firmly adherents of MAGA philosophy,” he explains.

The last time Mosab Abu Toha, a poet and teacher, was in a classroom in Gaza, it was to shelter with his students and their families, all seeking refuge from Israeli airstrikes. Since then, he and his family have fled Gaza, and they temporarily reside in the United States. In this audio essay, he shares what it means when classrooms cease being places of learning and become a family’s only hope for survival.

Israeli anger toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been building in the year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Mairav Zonszein, an Israeli-American journalist and analyst, argues that this anger does not extend to the plight of the Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank. More than 41,000 people have been killed in Gaza, and yet, she says, Israelis are stuck in a cycle of “apathy” and “indifference,” unable to fully realize the devastation befalling their neighbors.

M. Gessen, an Opinion columnist, watched Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate with a sense of dread. In their mind, the question was not who would win the debate but, rather: How much did we lose? In this audio essay, Gessen argues that when we put Trump and his acolytes on the same platform as regular politicians and treat them equally, “that normalization degrades our political life and degrades our understanding of politics.” Thoughts? Email us at [email protected].

The columnist weighs in on Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel and what comes next.

If other nations can influence New York City’s mayor, who can’t they influence?

Listen to Times Opinion Editor Kathleen Kingsbury make the case for Kamala Harris.

The Electoral College is distorting our democracy.

Terry Tempest Williams shares her experience surviving the terror and beauty of a flash flood.

Nicholas Kristof responds to readers who disagree with him.

Recently, Republicans have taken to accusing Kamala Harris of using fake accents while on the campaign trail. In this episode of “The Opinions,” John McWhorter, an Opinion writer and linguist, argues the vice president is simply revealing a piece of herself by slipping into “Black English,” a form of code switching that is actually quite presidential. Questions? Thoughts? Email us at [email protected].

Columnist David French explores what keeps Trump’s followers hooked.

The Nobel-winning economist has some advice for Jerome Powell.

Heat waves kill more Americans than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined. But despite their deadly toll, we rarely treat them with the urgency they demand. Eric Klinenberg, a sociologist, has spent the better part of his career studying the effects of heat waves. In this episode, he argues that to take heat waves more seriously, we need to start naming them like we do hurricanes — a simple, zero-cost action that could end up saving lives. Questions? Thoughts? Email us at...

A philosopher wants to take the issue back from conservatives.

Binyamin Applebaum on why Harris’s ill-defined plan is still better than Trump’s.

Two Opinion writers break down the Trump-Harris debate.

Focusing on parental responsibility allows the state to shift blame from gun laws to families.

Songs from Luciano Pavarotti, Sinead O’Connor and “Cats” may not strike you as typical campaign music, but they’re on repeat at Donald Trump’s political rallies. The staff editor Katherine Miller has spent a lot of time at Trump rallies, and in this episode, she takes listeners on a tour of the unusual — and often subversive — soundtrack the former president curates for his campaign events. Thoughts? Questions? Email us at [email protected].

The columnist Thomas L. Friedman explains what Netanyahu’s three key goals mean for the upcoming U.S. election.

The environmental activist makes the case for aggressively regulating PFAS.

Listen in on this focus group with undecided Gen Z voters.

This humble fish could play a key role in our future.

Carlos Lozada on the vice president’s evolving views on criminal justice.

What the fiction author Curtis Sittenfeld learned in a writing competition race against the machine.