Opinion
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Wonking Out: France’s Economy Is Having a Good Pandemic
Yesterday I wrote about America’s surprising success in limiting the economic damage from Covid-19. Compared to expectations and compared to…
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More Mojo, Joe!
WASHINGTON — Poor Joe. Oh, the tribulations of Job Biden! Kyrsten Sinema humiliated him. Mitch McConnell disrespected him. The Supreme…
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Let Innocent Afghans Have Their Money
Malnourished children with withered arms have been arriving at clinics in Afghanistan for months now. Although the markets are full…
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OSHA Can Do More to Protect Americans From Covid-19
The Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to block the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from requiring large employers to make…
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Do Colleges Deserve an Exemption From Antitrust Law?
I have a feeling that elite colleges and universities are going to have a hard time dealing with allegations that…
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We Must Stop Showering the Military With Money
Last month, Senator Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who has frustrated much of President Biden’s policy agenda, released a…
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Do I Have to Read My Child Antiracist Books, Even When They’re Bad?
In “Bookshop Memories,” a short, somewhat mopey reverie of an essay about selling books, George Orwell writes, “Modern books for…
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When Will the U.S. Stop Lying to Itself About Global Politics?
At the heart of the current crisis between Washington and Moscow is this: Vladimir Putin has massed troops on Russia’s…
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It Should Take More Than 10 Minutes to Evict Someone
Two-minute trials in crowded courtrooms. Ten-minute evictions. Incalculable suffering. Before Covid, this was — and had long been — the…
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A Schooling Debate: In Person or Remote?
More from our inbox: Stop the In-Flight SnacksAmy Valenzuela gets her second Covid shot in Los Angeles, where vaccination rates…