Opinion
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What I’d Assign to Today’s College Students
My weekend column used this season of campus protest as an opportunity to discuss the evolution of Columbia’s core curriculum,…
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What Would Happen if the U.S. Suddenly Seemed Like a Risky Investment?
Financially speaking, the United States has been a Teflon nation. Bad things happen — near defaults, giant budget deficits, a…
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Nuclear Power as a Clean Energy Tool?
More from our inbox: Quality at BoeingA Bathroom SignRunning, Fast and SlowCredit...Alec Soth/Magnum PhotosTo the Editor: Re “Reviving Nuclear Energy…
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MAGA Is Demoting the Pro-Life Forces It Once Coddled
Kari Lake’s appearance at Arizona State University last week was billed as a town hall, but it wasn’t really, because…
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U.S. Troops Kicked Out of Africa? Here’s What Washington Should Do.
The forced withdrawal, announced last month, of more than 1,000 U.S. Special Operations troops and drone operators in Niger and…
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‘Dead Poets Society’ Has Some Distinctly Australian Relevance
Brought to life by the Australian director Peter Weir, the movie’s conflict reflects a collective cultural trait his fellow citizens…
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Israel and Saudi Arabia Are Trading Places
Saudi Arabia and Israel are America’s two most important Middle East allies, and the Biden administration is deeply involved with…
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The Peculiar Persistence of Trump-stalgia
“Are you better off than you were four years ago?” Lately, I’ve been seeing people repeat Ronald Reagan’s famous question,…
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The Magic Constitutionalism of Donald Trump
My originalist heart is troubled. In the opening moments of Donald Trump’s argument for presidential immunity, Justice Clarence Thomas pressed…
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Chris Christie and Bill Barr Have Some Explaining to Do
I admired the vigor and even eloquence with which Chris Christie, quixotically campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, made…