Opinion Today: Blogging is back, baby

Introducing The Point, our new Opinion blog. 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Sometimes, reading them can be a commitment. Over the last few days, we’ve also started publishing opinions in a very different format: just a handful of paragraphs. They take only about a minute to read, but are still brimming with insight. On Monday, [The Point](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAxLzExL29waW5pb24vYnJpZWZpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzI4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTUzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaGLz6dl_U2Fv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), our new opinion blog, made its debut on The Times’s homepage. It was instantly full of immediate and concise commentary from our columnists, editorial board members and other opinion writers on a multiplicity of topics: the Iowa caucuses, the Emmys, immigration, the election in Taiwan and many more. The word “blog” may seem a little 2002 ([the year blogs exploded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmh1YnNwb3QuY29tL21hcmtldGluZy9oaXN0b3J5LW9mLWJsb2dnaW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjcyOCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWhi8-nZf1Nhb9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) all over the internet), but the basic concept has never gone out of style. It’s still one of the best ways to gather significant ideas in succession, to react swiftly to new developments, to present a variety of voices and tones, backgrounds and sensibilities, and still have them cohere into an engaging whole. Just to scratch the surface of what we’ve published so far, there’s been: - [Paul Krugman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAxLzExL29waW5pb24vYnJpZWZpbmcvdHJ1bXAtZWNvbm9teS1qb2ItbG9zc2VzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjcyOCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1Mzkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWhi8-nZf1Nhb9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on the selective memory about Donald Trump’s economy - [Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAxLzExL29waW5pb24vYnJpZWZpbmcvaW93YS1jYXVjdXMtcmVzdWx0cy1kZXByZXNzaW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjcyOCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1Mzkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWhi8-nZf1Nhb9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on her disappointment at the result of the Iowa caucuses - [Jamelle Bouie](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAxLzExL29waW5pb24vYnJpZWZpbmcvbWxrLWRheS1wb3ZlcnR5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjcyOCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1Mzkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWhi8-nZf1Nhb9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have said to certain Republican governors - [Mara Gay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAxLzExL29waW5pb24vYnJpZWZpbmcvcG9vbHMtbmV3LXlvcmstc3dpbW1pbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzI4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTUzOSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaGLz6dl_U2Fv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) on the importance of public swimming pools in New York - [David French](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMS8xMS9vcGluaW9uL2JyaWVmaW5nL3RydW1wLWRpc3F1YWxpZmljYXRpb24taW5zdXJyZWN0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjcyOCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1Mzkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWhi8-nZf1Nhb9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on why Trump should be disqualified from running again - And a [conversation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAxLzExL29waW5pb24vYnJpZWZpbmcvc3VjY2Vzc2lvbi1lbW15cy13aW4tZHJhbWE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzI4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTUzOSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaGLz6dl_U2Fv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) between Lydia Polgreen and Adam Sternbergh on the big Emmy win for “Succession.” The Point isn’t the first Opinion section blog — we used to have many — but it is the first time we’ve opened such a forum to all the writers in our section and given them free rein to choose their topics. You can expect a lot of politics this year, but also look for posts on culture, the economy, the law, parenting and relationships. New posts in The Point will appear each weekday, and we promise to fill it with some of the best thinking and writing you can find. We hope it engages you and you read it regularly. Read The Point [here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAxLzExL29waW5pb24vYnJpZWZpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzI4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTUzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaGLz6dl_U2Fv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNy9vcGluaW9uL3VuaW9ucy1sYWJvci1zdGFuZGFyZHMtYm9hcmRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzI4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTUzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaGLz6dl_U2Fv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [How to Protect Millions of Workers Without a Union There’s more than one way for workers to organize. By Jeff Seal, Nick Libbey and Chris Libbey](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNy9vcGluaW9uL3VuaW9ucy1sYWJvci1zdGFuZGFyZHMtYm9hcmRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzI4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTUzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaGLz6dl_U2Fv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwMTE3JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDExN1cDbnl0QgploYvPp2X9TYW_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) More From Opinion [Guest Essay Team Biden Needs a Reset on Israel The administration has failed to achieve its goals on Israeli policies and actions. It should change course. By Daniel Levy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNy9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWlzcmFlbC13YXItd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjcyOCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWhi8-nZf1Nhb9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [About 20 handheld flags of Israel shoved through a chain-link fence, being held up by their small sticks.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNy9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWlzcmFlbC13YXItd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjcyOCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWhi8-nZf1Nhb9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Bret Stephens The Genocide Charge Against Israel Is a Moral Obscenity In a war, the killing ends when one side stops fighting. In a genocide, that’s when the killing begins. By Bret Stephens](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNi9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2Vub2NpZGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTI3Mjgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NTM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgploYvPp2X9TYW_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A battered concrete-block building with missing windows and doors. An Israeli flag hangs in front.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnilSLP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNi9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2Vub2NpZGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTI3Mjgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NTM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgploYvPp2X9TYW_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Guest Essay Even if Nikki Haley Shocks Trump in New Hampshire, It Won’t Matter Trump connects with the G.O.P. in a way that she can’t muster. 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