Politics
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Martin Wygod, a Winner on Wall Street and the Racetrack, Dies at 84
After he made a fortune selling prescription drugs and providing medical information online, he and his wife became leading breeders…
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David H. Pryor, Arkansas Senator and Clinton Ally, Dies at 88
During his 34 years as an elected official, Mr. Pryor was sometimes said to be more liberal, especially on racial…
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Ellen Ash Peters, Pioneer on the Connecticut Bench, Dies at 94
The first woman on the faculty of Yale Law School, she was named to the State Supreme Court in 1978…
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Melania’s Trials
Outside my office, there is a picture of the Slovenian Sphinx visiting the Egyptian Sphinx, taken during a 2018 photo…
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Mike Pence: Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement
Serving as vice president in the most pro-life administration in American history was one of the greatest honors of my…
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The Most Important Thing I Teach My Students Isn’t on the Syllabus
I warn my students. At the start of every semester, on the first day of every course, I confess to…
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Say Hello to Your Addiction Risk Score — Courtesy of the Tech Industry
Before Dr. Bobby Mukkamala — an ear, nose, and throat specialist in Michigan — prescribed post-surgical opioids recently, he checked…
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A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President
In the 12 years it took me to write “The Deluge,” my novel of the climate crisis, I watched as…
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What Began as a War on Theater Won’t End There
Productions of plays in America’s high schools have been increasingly under attack. In 2023, Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”was rejected in…
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How New Wars Have Brought Back Old American Divisions
For all the ways that our political coalitions have changed over the last few generations — Southern Democrats joining the…