Opinion
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Take It From a Student: We Should Argue About Books, Not Bans
BURBANK, Calif. — In late 2020, when the Burbank Unified School District removed five classic novels from mandatory reading lists…
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When Clean Energy Accelerates, Thank Europe
Today’s energy crisis has a familiar ring. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, energy supplies have faltered and…
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A Biden Blood Bath?
A recent poll truly shocked me. Quinnipiac University found that President Biden’s approval rating had sunk to just 33 percent.…
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Why It Matters That Jesus Really Did Rise From the Dead
“Christ is risen.” “He is risen indeed.” These words, with slight variations, will echo today in many different languages as…
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My Mother Fled From Russian Attack. Then She Did It Again.
KYIV, Ukraine — In 2014, my mother fled her home in eastern Ukraine. She didn’t want to. She’d just started…
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For a Minute There, It Really Was No Child Left Behind
“We said we wouldn’t accept the levels of child poverty we have as a permanent feature of our democracy,” Senator…
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One Part of Your Life You Shouldn’t Optimize
In a recent conversation with a colleague, the topic of Zoom came up, and I pointed out that the advantage…
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Save America’s Patent System
The injector pen is not, by any stretch, a new invention. Drugmakers of every ilk have been using it for…
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American Children Can Handle a Little More Freedom
An aggressively adorable reality show that’s been on for decades in Japan recently hit Netflix. It’s called “Old Enough!” and…
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Still Feeling the Bern
WASHINGTON — Ari Rabin-Havt could not stop smiling in the winter of 2020. When a reporter asked the deputy campaign…