Politics
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Ian Gelder, ‘Game of Thrones’ Actor, Dies at 74
He played Kevan Lannister, the brother of feared patriarch Tywin, and was diagnosed with bile duct cancer five months ago.
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Three Reasons the Campus Protests Are Part of the Problem
Readers have been asking me, and I have been asking myself of late, how I feel about the campus demonstrations…
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He Knows It’s Important to Admit Mistakes. He’s Made Many.
Glenn Loury thought maybe the world — maybe he — had been wrong about Derek Chauvin, the police officer convicted…
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Why Conservative and Liberal Catholics Can’t Escape One Another
Before Pope Francis was elected, conservative Catholics had fallen into a habit of dismissing the more liberal form of Catholicism…
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The Happiness Gap Between Left and Right Isn’t Closing
Why is it that a substantial body of social science research finds that conservatives are happier than liberals? A partial…
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Iran and Israel Weren’t Always Enemies
“History is littered,” the British writer and politician Enoch Powell said, “with the wars which everybody knew would never happen.”…
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At the Met Gala, Celebrities Are Nearly Nude. Are We Not Aroused?
Watching the red carpet at Monday night’s Met Gala, I couldn’t help but recall a prediction I’d heard from Emily…
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A Thank-You Note to the Campus Protesters
Dear anti-Israel campus protesters: Though it may take a few years before you realize it, supporters of Israel like me…
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If It Bleeds It Leads, Inflation Edition
By normal standards, the U.S. economy continues to look very good. Unemployment has now been below 4 percent for 27…
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Wearing Masks During the Gaza Protests
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