Politics
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This Is How the Republican Party Got Southernized
In 1969, a young aide in the Nixon White House, 28-year-old Kevin Phillips, published “The Emerging Republican Majority.” Phillips had…
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I’m a Climate Scientist, and September’s Warmth Freaked Me Out a Little
Staggering. Unnerving. Mind-boggling. Absolutely gobsmackingly bananas. As global temperatures shattered records and reached dangerous new highs over and over the…
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All States Are Border States Now
For far too long, too many Americans considered the border to be someone else’s problem — someone in Texas, maybe,…
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Behind the Most Famous Men in Economics There Have Always Been Women
When the Nobel Committee awarded its prize in economics on Monday to the Harvard professor Claudia Goldin — the first…
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The Pathways to Peace Are Getting Darker
Like many Israelis right now, I’m inconsolable. I’ve watched for days as the pain over lost lives and hostages accumulates.…
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The Missed Chance for Peace
Throughout this horrible week, my mind has repeatedly flashed back to Dec. 23, 2000. That was the day the Palestinians…
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From Israel to Ukraine: How Much Support Can the U.S. Sustain?
Hosted by Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’ Apple Podcasts…
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Rudolph Isley, an Original and Enduring Isley Brother, Dies at 84
He provided harmony vocals and the occasional lead. He also helped write some of the group’s biggest hits, including “Shout,”…
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A Flood of Evil Is Destroying My World
Ten years ago, we were preparing to celebrate the bar mitzvah of our son, Hersh. His Torah portion was the…
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The Furry Tragedy of the President’s Dog
I’m as fierce a dog lover as you’re likely to find, and I believe — scratch that, I know —…