Opinion
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The Limits of ‘Lived Experience’
Did Dana Schutz, a white artist, have the right to paint Emmett Till? Was it fair that a white historian,…
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Why Biden Saying ‘Genocide’ Doesn’t Matter
Just over a week ago, Joe Biden acted like Joe Biden and called the Russian campaign in Ukraine a “genocide”…
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Why We Can’t Get Our Story of Covid Straight
In popular culture, a successful plot is a recognizable plot — the hero’s epic journey, the marriage’s inevitable consummation, the…
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On Jan. 7, Could Republicans Have Made a Break From Trump?
On Thursday, my newsroom colleagues Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin reported on the Republican leaders who in private condemned President…
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How to Make School Board Culture Wars Even Worse
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — “What happens when a child sounds out the word ‘lesbian’ and turns to their teacher and asks,…
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How a Recession Might — and Might Not — Happen
The U.S. economy is still very strong, with, for example, initial claims for unemployment insurance at their lowest point since…
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What Makes a Good Job Good?
The United States is producing a lot of jobs, but how many are “good” jobs? That’s hard to know because…
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Emily St. John Mandel on Time Travel, Parenting and the Apocalypse
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel was published in 2014. That book imagined…
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Macron May Keep the Presidency, but Le Pen Has Already Won
SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS, France — Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Rally, has worked hard during this election campaign…
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Some People Turn Suffering Into Wisdom
Barbara Lazear Ascher’s husband gave her the news in the most straightforward way. “Looks like pancreatic cancer,” he told her…