Opinion
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A Defining Test for Mr. Biden
When the federal government started sending monthly checks to families with children earlier this year, Democrats predicted that the program…
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Pramila Jayapal Won’t Let the Biden Presidency Fail
I RECENTLY confided to Pramila Jayapal, the leader of the House Progressive Caucus, that I was literally losing sleep over…
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How I Learned That Jesus Is Black
For years, I made my home with white people in white churches. I knew how to run and to hide…
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A Home Built for the Next Pandemic
A collaboration between three businesswomen, built by Garman Homes, is betting that Covid will change the way we design, buy…
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Navigating the Dave Chappelle Fracas at Netflix
In a recent live onstage interview with me, the Netflix co-C.E.O. Ted Sarandos said a lot of things about a…
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Attitudes Toward Masks Around the World
More from our inbox: Should There Be Means-Testing for Safety Net Programs?Scam Calls? Get Even!Masks are ubiquitous in subway stations…
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What I See in the Latest Blackface ‘Scandal’
At the University of Michigan recently, the music professor Bright Sheng — who’s had a superlative career as a composer,…
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Don’t Blame Workers for Inflation
Inflation is up and wages are up. Average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers rose 5.5 percent in the…
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Is It Time for Kyrsten Sinema to Leave the Democratic Party?
Despite her flamboyant persona — the Crayola-colored wigs, the edgy outfits, the in-your-face bling — Senator Kyrsten Sinema rarely talks…
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The Unvaccinated May Not Be Who You Think
Back when a viral pandemic killing millions around the world was just the plot of a scary movie, the film…