Politics
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Everyone Wants to Seize Russia’s Money. It’s a Terrible Idea.
The Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, has brought a glimmer of hope to supporters of the Ukrainian war effort. He…
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Anyone Who Thinks Trump Is Done With Abortion Is a Fool
Donald Trump does not speak from conviction. He does not speak from belief or at least no belief other than…
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The Fidelity of ‘Originalist’ Justices Is About to Be Tested
The Supreme Court reputedly has a long-awaited conservative majority committed to enforcing the meaning of the Constitution as it was…
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Seeking Answers on Israel and Palestine
More from our inbox: The U.S. and IsraelUnited (Briefly) by the EclipseEnd-of-Life PlanningThe Church of TrumpThe Peace Sign, Progressive as…
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Trump Says Abortion Will Be Left to the States. Don’t Believe Him.
When Donald Trump was asked about the recent Florida Supreme Court decision upholding his adopted state’s abortion ban, he promised…
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Good Economy, Negative Vibes: The Story Continues
When it comes to economic news, we’ve had so much winning that we’ve gotten tired of winning, or at any…
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A Moment of Unity, on Earth as in Space
Maybe it takes an extraterrestrial event to bring this shredded country together. For a phenomenon that traversed the country from…
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Anthony Insolia, Who Led the Expansion of Newsday, Dies at 98
The Long Island paper won seven Pulitzer Prizes during his tenure, and he was a top editor for the Arizona…
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Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., Belated Medal of Honor Winner, Dies at 97
One of the Army’s most highly decorated servicemen, he received the military’s supreme tribute for valor in the Korean War…
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How Thin Air and Summer Snow Can Heal the Soul
Last July, a recently divorced writer who had found solace in hiking took on a towering challenge: Mount Whitney, the…