Opinion
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We Underestimated Trump Before. It Didn’t Go Well.
Sometimes, and much to our detriment, we find real events are simply too outlandish to take seriously. Many professional Republicans,…
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In a Galaxy Far, Far Away, He Was Almost Anakin Skywalker
OpinionSupported by Continue reading the main storyIn a Galaxy Far, Far Away, He Was Almost Anakin Skywalker Sept. 28, 2021,…
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Instagram Is Adult Entertainment
The rise of big tech and social media presents a series of difficult, perhaps intractable problems for Western societies. Our…
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This Conversation With Richard Powers Is a Gift
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ There are certain conversations I fear trying to fit into a description. There’s just…
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Let Water Go Where It Wants to Go
For more than 20 years, I have been studying the historical ecology of New York City and thinking about what…
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Biden Versus the Rip Van Winkle Caucus
Political reporting often portrays progressives as impractical and intransigent, unwilling to make the compromises needed to get things done ...
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The A.C.L.U. Errs on R.B.G.
Recently, on the anniversary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the American Civil Liberties Union set out to pay tribute to…
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Why We Can’t Quit Muhammad Ali
In the opener to his 1949 essay, “Reflections on Gandhi,” George Orwell writes, “Saints should always be judged guilty until…
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How a Princeton Economist Teaches Resilience
An oak is strong. A reed is weak. But in a terrible storm, the oak is uprooted and the reed…
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It Is Not Just Gymnasts. We Are Failing Sexual Assault Victims Across the Country.
“I blame Larry Nassar,” the Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles told assembled senators on Sept. 15, “but I also blame…