Opinion
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Young Chinese Women Are Defying the Communist Party
The pressure to marry began when Amiee was in her early 20s. By 25, her Chinese parents were accusing her…
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Why Napoleon, Once Larger Than Life, Now Feels So Small
“History,” the essayist Thomas Carlyle wrote in 1840, “is the biography of great men” — and of these Napoleon, whom…
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‘The Golden Bachelor’ Is a Fantasy. Aging in America Isn’t.
On Thursday, Nov. 30, the first “Golden Bachelor” will give out his final rose, and with it he’ll crown one…
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Not Everything Has to Be Meaningful
In 2017, I was blindsided by the sudden onset of obsessive compulsive disorder and secondary depression. For the better of…
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A Doctor Who Fled Russia Remembers the Pain of Antisemitism
It was rare for Jewish women to practice radiology in post-Stalinist Russia, but that’s what Diana Amastis, now 95, did…
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David Brooks on Staying Humane in Inhumane Times
By David Brooks Produced by Shannon Busta and Derek Arthur These are cruel and challenging times. How did previous generations…
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It’s OK to Never ‘Get Over’ Your Grief
Queen Victoria wore black for the remaining four decades of her life after her beloved husband, Prince Albert, died in…
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Americans Under 30 Don’t Trust Religion — or Anything Else
This is an addendum to a series about Americans moving away from religion. Read part one, part two, part three,…
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Debates Over Words Amid War: ‘Antisemitism,’ ‘Anti-Zionism,’ ‘Apartheid’
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How Front-Runners Fail
The holiday season is upon us. Which means that while Americans are recovering from an orgy of overeating and Black…