Opinion
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‘We’re All Sort of Primed for Addiction’
Last August, I had a conversation with an old friend that I couldn’t stop thinking about. I have known Trevor…
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Wonking Out: Very Serious Folk Economics
A few days ago, Tressie McMillan Cottom published an insightful article in The Times about the power of “folk economics”…
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The Importance of a Second Chance
Sunday is the Super Bowl, often the most watched television program in America each year. In fact, Super Bowl XLIX…
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Marriage Made Me Let Go of My Dreams. Good.
At the age of 6 I declared that I would one day become a pastor. It might seem odd that…
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We Aren’t in Vegas Anymore
When future historians ponder the forces that unraveled the American social fabric between the 1960s and the 2020s, I hope…
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D.C. and Joyce — Both Incomprehensible
I was in an Uber on Broadway when suddenly the world began violently shaking. A van had rammed the Uber.…
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We Underestimated Putin Once. We Can’t Make That Mistake Again.
The White House on Friday came out with its starkest warning yet on the threat facing Ukraine, saying Moscow could…
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Lusia Harris Was the ‘Queen of Basketball.’ Why Isn’t She a Household Name?
The daughter of sharecroppers. The only Black basketball player on a college team she led to three national championships. The…
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The New N-Word Standard Isn’t Progress
Over roughly the past two decades, American mores have been settling into an idea that when it comes to the…
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What’s Dismaying Economists the Most About the New Inflation Figures
After Thursday’s report that consumer prices rose over the past year by the most since 1982, the Federal Reserve is…