Opinion
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Biden Can End Debt-Ceiling Sabotage Once and for All
During my three decades as a congressional staff member, one of the most tiresome rituals was the periodic tussle between…
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Can America Reform Policing and Fight Crime at the Same Time?
In a shocking revelation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday released provisional data suggesting that between 2019…
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Mitch’s Mini-Moment
Well, the good news is that we’re probably not going to default on the national debt before Thanksgiving. Whoopee. Really…
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What a Trillion-Dollar Coin Can Teach Us
Now that the U.S. government is once again at risk of defaulting on its debts because of an impasse over…
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Stop Bashing Other Parents for Their Vaccine Choices in Front of Your Kids
If you’ve dipped even a toe into the kiddie pool of modern parenting politics, then you’re probably aware that it’s…
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When Listening to a Book Is Better Than Reading It
Over the past few years, I have been obsessed with the work of the Australian novelist Liane Moriarty. Yes, me…
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Trump True Believers Have Their Reasons
Just who believes the claim that Trump won in 2020 and that the election was stolen from him? Who are…
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‘You’re Dying,’ I Told My Patient. I Wish I Hadn’t.
My patient’s chart was brief. A diagnosis of colon cancer that might have been cured had he not disappeared from…
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Are You Contributing to America’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
Produced by ‘The Argument’ Rent is soaring, but close to two-thirds of renters remain on leases because of financial reasons.…
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I Designed Algorithms at Facebook. Here’s How to Regulate Them.
Washington was entranced Tuesday by the revelations from Frances Haugen, the Facebook product manager-turned-whistle-blower. But time and again ...