Opinion
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Wonking Out: Why the Dollar Dominates
Is the U.S. dollar about to lose its special dominant role in the world financial system? People have been asking…
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Photographing Hell
The following images depict graphic violence. A couple of weeks ago I came across the graphic images of bodies littering…
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Here’s a Better Way to Deal With Your Leaves. Your Neighbors, and the Planet, Will Thank You.
The most recent United Nations climate report reminds us, once again, of what we already know: The steady rise in…
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The G.O.P. Is Still the Party of Plutocrats
I recently wrote about how international trade has made some Western nations — Germany in particular — unwilling to confront…
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Elon Musk Knows Exactly What He’s Doing
You can say this about Elon Musk: He’s never boring. You can also say this: The longtime entrepreneur, loudmouthed tech…
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Nursing Homes Are in Crisis. We Can’t Look Away Any Longer.
Of all the terms that have been redefined during the past two years, perhaps none has undergone more change than…
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Don’t Kid Yourself. Republicans Still Live in Fear of Trump’s Wrath.
The Republican politicians who know full well that the presidential election wasn’t stolen and recognize the danger of Donald Trump’s…
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What ‘Severance’ Gets Right About Infantilizing Office Perks
Among the many brilliant touches in the dystopian workplace thriller “Severance,” on Apple TV+, are the perks offered by Lumon…
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America’s Pandemic P.T.S.D.
Covid cracked us. The mass trauma of the pandemic may have actually produced a form of mass psychosis. The disruption…
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Free Advice for Putin: ‘Make Peace, You Fool’
As Vladimir Putin embarks on his Plan B — a massive military operation to try to grab at least a…