Opinion
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Who Will Hold Prosecutors Accountable?
Prosecutors are among the most powerful players in the criminal justice system. They can send a defendant off to years…
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Biden Can Do Better on Covid
A moment’s sympathy, please, for Joe Biden. Five months ago, when he basically declared victory over the pandemic in a…
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Josh Hawley and the Republican Obsession With Manliness
Senator Josh Hawley is worried about men. In a recent speech at the National Conservatism Conference, he blamed the left…
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What Biden Isn’t Saying About Trump’s Positive Covid Test
This week, we learned that Donald Trump had tested positive for Covid before his first presidential debate with Joe Biden.…
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Can a Michigan Football Game Make Me Happy Forever?
On Nov. 27, the Michigan Wolverines football team defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 42-27. I went to Michigan. I fell…
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The Metaverse Is Coming, and the World Is Not Ready for It
The metaverse is coming. It was once a science-fiction fantasy, most notably in Neal Stephenson’s novel “Snow Crash,” of an…
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Believe It or Not, I Like Some Things in Our Progressive Era
Whether you think of me as a contrarian, as I’m often labeled, or a cranky liberal, as I sometimes refer…
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Losing the Lawyer Lottery Shouldn’t End in Execution
On Dec. 8, the Supreme Court will consider arguments from two men sentenced to death in Arizona. They argue that…
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Predicting the Future Is Possible. These ‘Superforecasters’ Know How.
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Can we predict the future more accurately? It’s a question we humans have grappled…
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The Great Resignation Won’t Last Forever
For many economists, the American labor market remains a puzzle. The November jobs report, released on Friday by the Labor…