Opinion
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Pope Francis Sent Me a Letter. It Gives Me Hope as a Gay Catholic.
When Carol Baltosiewich was a Catholic nun, she spent 10 years caring for young men dying from AIDS. Even so,…
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Forget Amazon. The Best Gifts Are Closer Than You Think.
NASHVILLE — When our children were younger and time alone together was harder to arrange, my husband and I would…
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Monopoly’s Bad Cousin
The nation’s antitrust police, asleep for the past few decades, barely opening their eyes to buzz through the latest corporate…
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Why Hans Zimmer Won’t Be Making Music for the Metaverse
Produced by ‘Sway’ Hans Zimmer has spent his career scoring cinematic worlds, from the ancient Rome of “Gladiator” to the…
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We Need to Pay Attention to China’s Nuclear Buildup
BEIJING — Forget about nuclear might. It’s time for the United States to talk to China about mutual vulnerability. It’s…
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The Impact of the Browning of America on Anti-Blackness
One of the things I often hear as a person who frequently writes about race, ethnicity and equality, is that…
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What the ‘Halloween’ Movies Mean
I don’t only watch horror movies; this year, I have made a conscious effort to watch as many movies from…
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Without Parental Leave I Might Be Dead
Imagine the following medical hypothetical: DOCTOR: We ran some tests and there is a watermelon growing inside you. PATIENT: How…
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Denmark’s Hard Lessons About Trust and the Pandemic
Since mid-September, Denmark has tried living as if the pandemic was over. Schools and workplaces are open. Until Friday, you…
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How My Faith Shapes My View of Racism and History
I don’t remember the first time I was taught that the Civil War was not fought because of slavery. I…