Opinion
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Is Meta’s Facial Recognition Retreat Another Head Fake?
Facebook, oops, Meta — boy, this is going to take some getting used to — announced this week that it…
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The Forgotten Nursing-Home Tragedy
For many of the most vulnerable people in our society, the pandemic has not let up. More than 186,000 residents…
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It’s Time to Change the Clocks Again. Why Do We Do This to Ourselves?
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Ciattarelli Dominated in New Jersey. When It Came to Lawn Signs, That Is.
I told people on Monday that I thought Jack Ciattarelli would do better in the race for governor of New…
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White Racial Anxiety Strikes Again
Glenn Youngkin’s defeat of Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race shocked some. But it resulted from multiple factors. Democrats…
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Election Day Silver Linings!
Walking to the polls on Election Day, I suddenly had a vision of all my neighbors trying to break out…
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Youngkin’s Victory in Virginia Is a Warning. It’s Also a Roadmap.
In the first statewide elections since Donald Trump’s defeat, Republicans appear to have won the governor’s race in Virginia, as…
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Memo to Republicans: This Is How You Lose Gracefully
Glenn Youngkin’s victory over Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race surprised many people in a state that has been…
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Trump in the Spirit Over Trump in the Flesh
What candidates don’t do can have as much impact on an election as what they do, and Glenn Youngkin’s victory…
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The Mystery of ‘Havana Syndrome’
A long time ago, soon after I arrived in the Soviet Union as a young wire service reporter and became…