Opinion
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Attack of the Right-Wing Thought Police
Americans like to think of their nation as a beacon of freedom. And despite all the ways in which we…
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What Does It Mean to Be ‘Done With Covid’?
On Saturday, several days after my son stopped testing positive for the coronavirus, I took him out for ramen and…
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The Right Way to Stop Rising Crime in New York
In recent days in New York, a woman was shoved to her death from a subway platform. A baby was…
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How Labor and Robots Can Coexist
Some people on the political right love robots and hate labor unions. Some people on the political left are the…
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The Strange Allure of the Blockchain
My family managed to get together for a small Thanksgiving dinner this year. It was our first gathering since April…
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We Used to Care That Football Players Got Concussions
Of all the disappearing storiesin the American consciousness, none has receded from the public eye quite like football concussions. It’s…
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What Japan Got Right About Covid-19
It all began with the coronavirus outbreak on a Diamond Princess cruise ship back in February 2020. Nine health care…
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We Can’t Work It Out: Why I Finally Broke Up With the Beatles
I know all the songs and so do you — I’ve known them all since I was a kid. But…
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Should a Person Go to Jail for Cutting Down a Tree?
NASHVILLE — Down the street, right after Christmas, a developer knocked down a perfectly good house, along with nearly every…
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Is the U.S. on the Verge of a Civil War?
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