Opinion Today: The end of Trump’s rebounds?
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Opinion Today
August 5, 2026
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Notable

Trump’s decade of comebacks may be over. “It’s quite possible that the administration will be required to choose between a truly desperate deal or no pre-midterm peace at all.”

— Ross Douthat, an Opinion columnist

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Never write with A.I. “The problem with writing with A.I. is that it’s mentally enfeebling — an escalator toward a result when you really need to make a daily habit of taking the stairs.”

— Bret Stephens, an Opinion columnist

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Tradwives and the manosphere. “It’s no longer considered cool, even in an edgelord kind of way, to be tacitly embracing the Trumpian vision. It’s tired, and people are sick of it.”

— Jessica Grose, an Opinion writer

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Why Wyoming has more suicides. “Wyomingites who have struggled with suicidal thoughts told me they had to confront their own mental health stigma before they could get better.”

— German Lopez, a writer for the editorial board

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