Opinion
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Policy and the Fog of Politics
“Democracy,” Winston Churchill declared, “is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried…
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‘We Finally Have Something to Celebrate’: The Infrastructure Bill Is Signed
More from our inbox: Paid Parental Leave: My New-Mom StoryHow to Fix the New York Court LogjamSpeedy Food DeliveriesSome of…
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‘Everyone’s a Suspect.’ Six Former Israeli Soldiers Speak on Their Time in Hebron.
OpinionSupported by Continue reading the main story‘Everyone’s a Suspect.’ Six Former Israeli Soldiers Speak on Their Time in Hebron. The…
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Democratic Socialists Need to Take a Hard Look in the Mirror
In my political circles, the socialist and activist left, the recent defeat of India Walton, a democratic socialist candidate for…
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How Far-Right Extremism Invaded Mainstream Politics
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Over the course of Donald Trump’s presidency, the far-right fringe became a surprisingly visible…
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The Absurd Side of the Social Justice Industry
If you follow debates over the strident style of social justice politics often derided as “wokeness,” you might have heard…
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The Steele Dossier Indicted the Media
On Jan. 10, 2017, BuzzFeed News published a photo rendition of a 35-page memo titled “U.S. Presidential Election: Republican Candidate…
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Democrats Still Don’t Understand Asian American Voters
In the last edition of this newsletter, I wrote about the dilemma that faces progressives who may have problems with…
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The Risk-Return Trade-Off Is Phony
Conventional wisdom in investing says there’s a trade-off between risk and return. To make a lot of money, you must…
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When the Next Thing You Know Is That You Have Covid
Bret Stephens: Hello from Covid quarantine, Gail, breakthrough-case edition. It’s been six months since my second shot of Moderna, and…