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April 28, 2025 
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There's truly no one else in the world like Gail Collins or Bret Stephens. And there's nothing better on a Monday morning than reading their back-and-forth in the Conversation, our weekly column about news, life and the world seen from two very different vantage points.
But every conversation ends sooner or later, and this iteration of the Conversation is winding down, after eight extraordinary years, as Bret heads off on book leave and Gail turns fully to her own writing. Today is our final Conversation between them — though next Monday, we will publish an interview with Gail and Bret and their longtime editor, Aaron Retica, about the Conversation. We would welcome reader questions to include in the interview; you can share those with us here.
In the fall, the Conversation will return, with the midterms only a year away, with a new line-up but the same goal of featuring thoughtful and searching dialogue between two people who see politics and our society a bit differently. In the meantime, you'll continue to find the Conversation's influence throughout Times Opinion, whether in our ongoing series of round tables and focus groups or on our podcasts.
For now, I want to applaud and thank Gail and Bret for bringing their brilliant insights, mutual respect, good humor, impact and, most important, their leadership to bear on nearly 300 Conversations.
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