Opinion
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Can a New University Really Fix Academia’s Free Speech Problems?
Produced by ‘The Argument’ A group of scholars and journalists announced last month that they were founding the University of…
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Can the Press Prevent a Trump Restoration?
There is a school of thought that holds that if Donald Trump sweeps back into power in 2024, or else…
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The Pandemic Is Beating Putin
A deadly virus can’t be ignored, jailed, exiled or co-opted — nor can it be locked down without great economic…
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U.S.-China Competition Is Our Best Bet for Climate Progress
If you are in the market for an electric vehicle today, there’s a good chance you’ll buy a Tesla. Fast…
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Pearl Harbor and the Capacity for Surprise
It’s a shame that the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor received so little public attention. We are…
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How Can Something Be Racist but Not Racist at the Same Time?
There’s something about how we talk about race in America that strikes me as novel, which I get the feeling…
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Where Have All the Grown-ups Gone?
Bob Dole, the former Senate majority leader and presidential candidate, died on Sunday at age 98. The media were filled…
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36 Years Later, the Climate Changes at This National Park Stunned Me
Secluded in the far-flung Gates of the Arctic National Park in northwestern Alaska, the flooded Noatak River pushed our raft…
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Should States Be Allowed to Deny Parents Religious Options in School Choice Programs?
In the wake of the Civil War, the federal government financed education at religious schools, which were eager to provide…
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If James Madison Weighed In on Politics Today
More from our inbox: Expanding the Fight for Abortion RightsA Proposal for the National Mall Credit...Illustration by The New York Times…