Opinion
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Why Was This Treasure of Musical Theater All but Lost to the Ages?
Three Black book musicals were Broadway hits in the 1970s: “Purlie” in 1970, “The Wiz” in 1975 and “Raisin” in…
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Biden’s Real Mistake in Pausing Military Aid to Israel
It is unfortunate that President Biden chose to announce his pause of some weapons sales to Israel while on a…
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Is There a Post-Religious Right?
During the 2016 Republican campaign, watching Donald Trump shoulder his way past his more pious rivals for the nomination, I…
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A Rise in Anti-China Sentiment in America
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We Have a Housing Crisis. This New Jersey Town Has a Solution.
Palisades Park is ending the tyranny of single-family homes.
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Trump Is Not Invincible
In the folk wisdom of recent American politics, Donald Trump is a figure of herculean invulnerability to traditional scandal. What…
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Watch Out for the Better Mother
Sometimes, particularly in a public parenting setting, I will play the Better Mother. This is the mother who stands attentively…
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After College Presidents, Republicans Are Coming for Liberal Donors
In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland this week, the Republican senator Josh Hawley demanded a federal investigation into…
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Bird Flu Is Our Fault
We don’t yet know if H5N1 bird flu will spill over from animals to infect a large number of humans.…
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Let the Trump Veep Auditions Begin
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