Politics
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The Quiet Magic of Middle Managers
Nobody writes poems about middle managers. Nobody gets too romantic about the person who runs a department at a company,…
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The Great Hypocrisy of the Pro-Life Movement
To understand the remarkable moral, political and intellectual collapse of the pro-life movement, look to the Alabama Supreme Court, not…
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Bravo! Hurray! Wahoo! (Meh.)
If you’ve been to a Broadway show since roughly the late Clinton administration, I’ll bet I know how it ended:…
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Do You Wish You Lived in a Low-Tax State?
If paying taxes every year makes you think about moving, consider the state and local tax burden, which varies from…
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O.J. Simpson, Athlete Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76
He ran to football fame on the field and made fortunes in movies. Then a trial in which he was…
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Now Arriving at an Airport Lounge Near You: Peloton Bikes, Nap Pods and Caviar Service
In recent months, a handful of exclusive credit card lounges have opened in airports in the United States. More are…
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The Very High Stakes of Failing to Help Ukraine
Since Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine in 2014, a rare consensus has formed in Washington around this conviction: America must…
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Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty
He has an easy smile, blue eyes and a life-threatening bone infection in one arm. Grateful for treatment, he jokes…
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‘Civil War’ Reminds Us That Not Only Can It Happen Here, but It Did
“Not one man in America wanted the Civil War, or expected or intended it,” Henry Adams, grandson of John Quincy…
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It’s Time to End the Quiet Cruelty of Property Taxes
Property taxes, the lifeblood of local governments and school districts, are one of the most powerful and stealthy engines of…