Politics
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The Election No One Seems to Want Is Coming Right at Us
Gail Collins: Hey, Bret, it really is 2024 now. Happy new year. And the race is on! Next week, the…
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Trump’s Veepstakes
With presidential primaries, it ain’t over till it’s over. Still, given the Republicans’ enduring devotion to their MAGA king, it’s…
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Claudine Gay Was Not Driven Out Because She Is Black
Since Claudine Gay’s resignation as president of Harvard University on Tuesday, it has become an article of faith among some…
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Morning in America
There is a famous story by the French writer Jean Giono about a man who plants trees in a barren…
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The True Harm of True Crime
In the 1990s you would have been hard-pressed to find someone who didn’t know the name of my sister Polly…
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Spain Is Doing Something Brave
Spain’s new amnesty law, on its way to the statute books after passing Congress in December, has ignited quite a…
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Joan Acocella, Dance Critic for The New Yorker, Dies at 78
She wrote about the leading figures in ballet and modern dance for more than 40 years. One of her books…
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Norby Walters, 91, Dies; Music and Sports Agent Who Ran Afoul of the Law
He ran a highly successful booking agency, but his secret contacts with college athletes led to convictions (later reversed) for…
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Klee Benally, Navajo Activist and Artist, Dies at 48
He helped found a punk-rock band when he was 14. That led to a long career as an advocate for…
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Mário Zagallo, Longtime Fixture of Brazilian Soccer, Dies at 92
The first person to win the World Cup as a player and a coach, he was a link to decades…