Opinion
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Genetic Risks for Cancer Should Not Mean Financial Hardship
Tens of millions of Americans have received genetic tests illuminating their risk of disease, and a majority of adults in…
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Self-Sufficiency Is Overrated
One week this summer, my partner, my children and I borrowed a friend’s house near my parents’ and sister’s places…
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How Liberals Can Be Happier
For many of us, the holidays offer a time of reflection. We look back at the year that’s passed and…
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The Penknife: A Thanksgiving Memory
An engineer should always carry a penknife in his pocket, my father said. Not the marvel of a Swiss Army…
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Guilty, Guilty, Guilty
All three defendants in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty of murder. Arbery was jogging through a South…
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‘A Moral Imperative, an Economic Necessity’: Parents Speak Out About Paid Leave
When it came time to prepare for the birth of his second child, Jason Whitney, 34, was not willing to…
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Ahmaud Arbery Was Murdered. But His Life Will Not Be Forgotten.
There is a memory I will never forget. It sits in my body like a nightmare. It crept from my…
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Criminal Trials Are Not Moral Reckonings
When public defenders go to court, we represent people who are routinely referred to as “bodies” and, just as often,…
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Why Some Dads Don’t Take Leave: They Think They’ll Be Punished
I asked men to start shouting about the need for paid family leave two weeks ago, and over 500 people…
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The Death Knell for Hong Kong’s Democracy
For nearly a quarter of a century, the Pillar of Shame has stood on the campus of Hong Kong University…