Life
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Politics
Lawyer, Author and TikTok Star Spent 72 Years in an Iron Lung
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on the machine to breathe.…
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Magazine
Why ‘Fetal Personhood’ Is Roiling the Right
An Alabama decision on I.V.F. has put an uncompromising principle on a collision course with political reality.
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Politics
Three Mothers’ Plea to the F.D.A.: Save Our Children
More from our inbox: Regulating Content on Social MediaSanctions as Political TheaterRepublicans, Christians and I.V.F.A House Full of MemoriesCredit...Kaitlin BritoTo…
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Politics
Believing Is Seeing
What was most startling about Tucker Carlson’s recent trip to Russia wasn’t his obsequious interview with Vladimir Putin but his…
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Arts
The ‘Sad, Happy Life’ of Carson McCullers
A new biography chronicles this essential American writer’s complicated love life, celebrated career and singular talents.
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Arts
Lucy Sante Is the Same Writer She Has Always Been
In her memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name,” the author reflects on her life and embarking on a gender…
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Politics
I Left My Faith. God Didn’t Flinch.
The first time I intentionally broke a Jewish law, I was in college. It was a Saturday. I glanced around…
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Politics
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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Politics
Defeating Trump Is Just a Start
The easy and obvious way to understand the various Republican power grabs underway in states across the country is to…
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Science
Poison Gas Hints at Potential for Life on an Ocean Moon of Saturn
A researcher who has studied the icy world said “the prospects for the development of life are getting better and…