In a new weekly series from the podcast “The Opinions,” the Opinion editorial director David Leonhardt explores America’s next story. In the first episode he sits down with Senator Elizabeth Warren, who argues that Democrats should have addressed the economic challenges facing working-class families long ago.

David French asks the question more Democrats should be asking.

Jamelle Bouie on why silencing critics is fundamental to the Trump administration’s overall theory of power.

The round table convenes to make sense of Kirk’s legacy and the future of discourse.

David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel discuss the MAGA supporters Brooks knows personally — and what they really want from Donald Trump.

David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel convene to discuss the state of America — and debate the best way to revive the country and its politics.

Jamelle Bouie, an Opinion columnist, argues the Republican Party has “completely abdicated any serious attempt to govern the country” and that Democrats should stop bailing them out.