Politics
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In 2023, a Host of Consequential, and Very Long, Lives Lost
Life expectancy averages may be falling, but you might not have been able to tell that from reading the obituaries…
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Let’s Talk 2023: Opinion Writers Respond to Your Comments
Each week, readers submit thousands of comments on Opinion pieces. The word “appreciation” doesn’t begin to cover how our staff…
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Apple Resuming Sales of Its Newest Smartwatches, for Now
The company pulled two watches from stores after losing a patent case, but an appeals court temporarily paused enforcement of…
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A.I. Can Make Art That Feels Human. Whose Fault Is That?
A fake Drake/Weeknd mash-up is not a threat to our species’s culture. It’s a warning: We can’t let our imaginations…
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I Promised My Sister I Would Write About How She Chose to Die
On the day before my sister Julie died, I lay down on her bed and held her gingerly in my…
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Things I Thought Made Sense Just Don’t Anymore
Credit...Illustrations by Mira Jacob; source photographs via Adobe Stock and Getty Images. Mira Jacob is the author and illustrator of…
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Home Prices Grew, but Mobile Home Prices Grew Faster
Census data reveals the extraordinary growth of manufactured home prices since 2017.
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The Sidney Awards
If you want to help people, there are many fine causes you can donate to. If you want to change…
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The 2023 High School Yearbook of American Politics
It has been such a special political year, brimming with extraordinary, even historic moments. From an ex-president indicted to a…
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Herbert Kohl, Former Wisconsin Senator and Milwaukee Bucks Owner, Dies at 88
A member of the family that founded Kohl’s department stores, he guarded federal budgets as a U.S. senator while spending…