Politics
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Finding a Way Back to Afghanistan
It’s striking how much Afghanistan, which has the unfortunate legacy of being the site of America’s longest war, has all…
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I Left My Faith. God Didn’t Flinch.
The first time I intentionally broke a Jewish law, I was in college. It was a Saturday. I glanced around…
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Requiem for a Winterless Europe
Long before I knew his name, I knew Hendrick Avercamp’s paintings. They show a merry Christmassy world of funnily dressed…
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What the Civil War Was About
Of course the Civil War was about slavery, and everyone knew it at the time. No, Nikki Haley, it wasn’t…
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Claudine Gay and the Limits of Social Engineering at Harvard
I had written and filed a column about Harvard and its president, Claudine Gay, when news of her resignation broke…
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Frank Ryan Dies at 87; Cerebral Quarterback Led Browns to ’64 Title
Off the field, he earned a P.h.D. in mathematics and taught the subject at Rice and Yale. And he brought…
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Should Ukraine Consider an Armistice?
More from our inbox: ‘Obscene Savagery’ Against Israeli WomenPrivate Equity and Health CareCapitalism Is to Blame for High Housing CostsBirds?…
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$4.5 Million Homes in California
A Tudor Revival cottage in Carmel, an equestrian compound in the San Fernando Valley once owned by Patrick Swayze and…
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Will Detroit’s Comeback Benefit Detroiters?
I found it online: a weary, five-bedroom American Foursquare house on a block in Detroit that had seen better days.…
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What the ‘Bad Vibes’ Story About the Economy Misses
By Tressie McMillan Cottom Produced by Kristina Samulewski Even though traditional indicators show substantial growth, American voters don’t feel good…