Opinion Today: Counting votes in the biggest swing state, Jill Stein, and interest rates

Updates from Times Opinion's blog.

nytimes.com September 20, 2024 By David Firestone Deputy Editor, the Editorial Board In today's edition, we're offering some of our favorite entries that appeared this week in The Point, Times Opinion's blog. Our writers told you what they think about Pennsylvania's vote-counting system, the problem with third parties, and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut. Check them out below. Jesse Wegman on how Pennsylvania counts its votes → Gail Collins on third parties → Peter Coy on the Fed's interest-rate cut → Here's what we're focusing on today: Here's more from Opinion, curated by Times editors and personalized for you Jamie Lee Taete for The New York Times The Strange Afterlife of Tucker Carlson A year after leaving Fox News, Carlson has figured out how to exercise power and influence in less public ways. By Jason Zengerle Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images I Worked for the Fed. The Interest Rate Cut Is Only One Step in a Larger Plan. The agency's bold decision to cut its policy interest rate significantly affirms its commitment to keep the labor market strong. By Claudia Sahm Andrew Kelly/Reuters The Fed's Big Rate Cut Wasn't Political. It Was an Economic No-Brainer. The cut was "jumbo." The implications are bigger. By Paul Krugman Fine, Let's Do What JD Vance Wants: Talk About Immigration Yes, we need a debate over broken immigration policies. But is this really it? 38 MIN LISTEN Lydia See Figuring Out the Truth Is a Matter of Life or Death I am deeply troubled by the growing distrust of science in our society, just at the time when its insights are most needed. By Francis Collins We hope you've enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times. Games Here are today's Mini Crossword, Wordle and Spelling Bee. If you're in the mood to play more, find all our games here. Forward this newsletter to friends to share ideas and perspectives that will help inform their lives. They can sign up here. Do you have feedback? Email us at opiniontoday@nytimes.com. If you have questions about your Times account, delivery problems or other issues, visit our Help Page or contact The Times. Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for the Opinion Today newsletter from The New York Times. To stop receiving Opinion Today, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018