Opinion
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These Were the Worst Predictions About 2021
The cheap shot about economic forecasters is that God put them on Earth to make astrologers look good. One reason…
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Democrats, Voting Rights Are Not the Problem
With their legislative agenda stymied for now, Democrats reportedly are hoping to take another crack at election reform. The Senate…
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Prosecute Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 Coup Attempt?
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The Challenges of Keeping Schools Open
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In This New Year, Can We Change More Than Ourselves?
Why do we make the same New Year’s resolutions year after year? “Thiswill be the year that I will lose…
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To Save Democracy, First We Need to Make It Real
The Jan. 6 attack would not have happened in a genuine democracy. The attack was the most acute symptom —…
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When Faced With Death, People Often Change Their Minds
My patient had done everything possible to avoid being intubated. After a traumatic hospitalization when she was young, she had…
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Voting Rights Should Not Be the Focus of Election Reform
With their legislative agenda stymied for now, Democrats reportedly are hoping to take another crack at election reform. The Senate…
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Twitter’s Former C.E.O. Has a ‘Too Bad, So Sad’ Approach to Content Moderation
Produced by ‘Sway’ Remember social media before Donald Trump’s presidency? Dick Costolo does. He was Twitter’s chief executive from 2010…
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Skeptics Say, ‘Do Your Own Research.’ It’s Not That Simple.
A new slogan has emerged in the culture: “Do your own research.” On internet forums and social media platforms, people…