Opinion
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Kamala Harris Is Stuck
Just months after being sworn in as president in 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower gave an unusual task to his vice…
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The Jan. 6 Hearings Have Turbocharged the Georgia Investigation of Trump
Now that the House Jan. 6 committee’s initial hearings have concluded, this is a useful time to evaluate their actual…
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How to Talk About ‘Extreme Weather’ With Your Angry Uncle
NASHVILLE — Articles on how to talk about the warming planet with climate skeptics always thrust me into a state…
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We Can’t Afford Not to Prosecute Trump
We all learn from failure. Our mistakes become the bridge to our successes, teaching us what works and what doesn’t,…
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There’s More Than One Way to Ban a Book
In the 1950s, Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita” was banned in France, Britain and Argentina, but not in the United States, where…
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How to Have Faith in Possibility
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a Trojan princess who was given a great gift by the god Apollo: the ability…
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Why It Matters That J-Lo Is Now J-Aff
It could be the plot of a Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy: Boy meets girl. Boy and girl date, fall in…
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Climate Change Is Not Negotiable
The American West has gone bone dry, the Great Salt Lake is vanishing and water levels in Lake Mead and…
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Inhalers Don’t Have to Be a Climate Problem
Drought and extreme heat, both exacerbated by climate change, have paved the way for prime fire conditions across the Western…
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Wonking Out: What’s the Matter With Italy?
As president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi saved the euro. In my estimation, this makes him history’s greatest…