America Was Defined by a Story. It’s Time for a New One.

美国之定义,源于一段故事。是时候开启新篇章了。

The Opinions

2025-09-16

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Donald Trump rose to power on a dark vision of American life: stagnation, lost greatness, unfairness. But he’ll eventually leave office — really, he will. David Leonhardt, an editorial director in Times Opinion, wants to know what’s next. What should America’s next story be? In the first in the series, he looks back to America’s founding story. What do you think America’s next story should be? We want to hear from you. Record a voice memo on your phone and send it to theopinions@nytimes.com. We may use an excerpt from your response in a future episode. This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Jillian Weinberger. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Derek Arthur, Vishakha Darbha and Kristina Samulewski. Mixing by Pat McCusker. Original music by Carole Sabouraud and Pat McCusker. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
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  • If they were to have their own logins and we could share articles,

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  • This is The Opinions, a show that brings you a mix of voices from New York Times opinion.

  • You've heard the news.

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  • I'm David Leonhardt.

  • And I'm an editorial director in New York Times opinion.

  • Today, the opinions podcast is starting something new.

  • It's a series about our national story, the American story.

  • Right now, we're obviously living through a pretty dark story.

  • Americans are polarized and they're frustrated, sometimes with good reason.

  • But we're not going to get out of this rut without a different story that can rally people to something new.