Opinion
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The War on ‘Wokeness’
Language is extremely powerful. The stories it tells become our greatest religions, the credos of great nations and the mantras…
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Deck the Halls With Infrastructure
OK, people, holiday season is upon us. Lots of socializing to do. You’ve got to come up with some current…
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America Isn’t Ready for the Electric-Vehicle Revolution
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, last month added his voice to a bullish chorus predicting $100-a-barrel oil — double…
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The ‘Benefits Cliff’ Discourages People From Making More Money
You hear a lot about how high tax rates discourage rich people from working. You hear less about the same…
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Why Wokeness Will Fail
American history is, in many ways, a story of grand protests. They generally come in two types. There are protest…
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The Climate Summit Has Me Very Energized, and Very Afraid
I spent last week talking to all sorts of people gathered for the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, and it…
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The Making of a Feel-Bad Boom
By the usual measures, the U.S. economy has been booming this year. Employment has risen by more than five million…
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If It’s Not Critical Race Theory, It’s Critical Race Theory-lite
Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe lost last week’s Virginia race for governor in part because the victor, Republican newcomer Glenn Youngkin,…
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Should the Democrats Be Less Progressive?
More from our inbox: How Aaron Rodgers Follows the Trump PlaybookThe Anguish of WarThe U.S. Capitol building.Credit...Samuel Corum for The…
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Two Acclaimed Writers on the Art of Revising Your Life
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Many of the most contentious debates right now center on whether we, as individuals…