Opinion
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The Year of the Dragon Plant
In photographs displayed at my grandfather’s funeral last month, the plant is there: a splendid, eight-foot dracaena, holding court from…
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Math Is the Answer to More Than One Question
I am surprised at this late stage, in my 70s, to be thinking about God. In my defense, I might…
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Building the Palestinian State With Salam Fayyad
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ “If only we had a partner for peace.” That’s been the refrain in the…
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Our Super Bowls, Ourselves
Hosted by Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts |…
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The Empty Promise of Endless Steak
It is a gleaming vision of a world just beyond the present: a world in which meat is abundant and…
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How Biden Could Act on the Border, and Help Himself in November
The Senate killed the bipartisan proposal to curb illegal immigration, but as President Biden’s Republican critics have suggested, he can,…
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Trump’s Fever Dream of Immunity Meets Its Match
On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit announced its decision…
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As Fears Rise, Some Australians Seek U.S.-China Détente
Many countries are trying to figure out what to do about a more insecure, more nuclear-driven world. Australia has an…
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Trump Came for Their Party but Took Over Their Souls
I thought I was beyond shockable, but this week has been profoundly shocking for me. I spent the bulk of…
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Can America Survive a Party of Saboteurs?
Almost four years have passed since Congress approved and Donald Trump signed a huge relief bill designed to limit the…