Opinion
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A Trump Conviction Doesn’t Hang on Michael Cohen
The Manhattan district attorney’s case against Donald Trump has unfolded like a north-of-the-border telenovela, with lurid tales of sex, spankings,…
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Justice Alito’s Blame-the-Wife Defense Never Goes Out of Style
By now, you’ve surely seen the latest round of high-end wife-blaming in Washington. In seeking to shift their own controversies…
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How to Roll Out the Green Carpet for Legalized Marijuana
The beginning of the end of illegal weed is here. On May 16 the Justice Department formally moved to reclassify…
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Occupation Has Corrupted the Humanity of Israel’s Military
Israel’s military has brought utter devastation to the Palestinians of Gaza after the attack by Hamas on Oct. 7. But…
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Julian Assange’s Extradition Appeal Hearing: What Could Happen?
A hearing on Monday will determine whether Julian Assange has any more recourse in the British courts to appeal his…
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Higher Education Needs More Socrates and Plato
The right attacks colleges and universities as leftist and woke. Progressives castigate them as perpetuating patriarchy and white privilege. The…
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The Trump Trial Is Disturbing on So Many Levels
I can’t remember when I’ve been more disturbed by a criminal trial than I have been by the Manhattan trial…
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Bring Back the Tear-Jerker!
Tears are sacred. They express sadness, communicate joy, signal need and expunge stress. The very act of crying offers us…
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Biden Can Do Something at the Debates That Trump Never Could
In 1960, I sat on the living room floor in front of a black-and-white television and watched one of the…
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Loneliness Is a Problem That A.I. Won’t Solve
When I was reporting my ed tech series, I stumbled on one of the most disturbing things I’ve read in…