Opinion
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Higher Education Needs More Socrates and Plato
The right attacks colleges and universities as leftist and woke. Progressives castigate them as perpetuating patriarchy and white privilege. The…
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The Trump Trial Is Disturbing on So Many Levels
I can’t remember when I’ve been more disturbed by a criminal trial than I have been by the Manhattan trial…
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Bring Back the Tear-Jerker!
Tears are sacred. They express sadness, communicate joy, signal need and expunge stress. The very act of crying offers us…
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Biden Can Do Something at the Debates That Trump Never Could
In 1960, I sat on the living room floor in front of a black-and-white television and watched one of the…
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Loneliness Is a Problem That A.I. Won’t Solve
When I was reporting my ed tech series, I stumbled on one of the most disturbing things I’ve read in…
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It Is Inexcusable How Judge Cannon Is Delaying the Trump Documents Case
The task before Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over the classified documents case of Donald Trump, is not easy.…
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The Truth Hurts — Especially When Bill Maher Dishes It Out
Back in 2013, I got a call from Bill Maher. He was being hit with a lawsuit by Donald Trump…
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Invading Rafah Doesn’t Help Israel
Now that President Biden is pressuring Israel to back away from an all-out invasion of the southern Gaza city of…
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Why the Manhattan Trial Is Probably Helping Trump
Throughout the Republican primary campaign (such as it was), it was perfectly clear that the multiple indictments of Donald Trump…
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Lets Chill Out About Apostrophes
The North Yorkshire Council in England has been in the hot seat recently for its changes to street signs —…