Opinion
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When Is a ‘Majority’ Not Actually a Majority?
The problem in the American system for the principle of “one person, one vote” is that our institutions are not…
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Why Everyone Is Always Giving Unsolicited Advice
A friend recently wondered aloud whether she has a sign around her neck, invisible to her, that solicits strangers for…
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Cheer Up, Liberals. You Have the America You Wanted.
There is a certain pall over American liberalism as the negotiations over the infrastructure and reconciliation bills drag on —…
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What Climate Activists Have Won at Harvard and Beyond
This month, the University of Minnesota, Boston University and Harvard, our own institution, announced that they’ll divest from the fossil…
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Jan. 6 Was Worse Than It Looked
However horrifying the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol appeared in the moment, we know now that it was…
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The Other Elites
I’ve been thinking a lot about wealth and elitism, or more accurately, the concept of who is an “elite” and…
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Sinema Stars in Her Own Film
WASHINGTON — Just like the original Sphinx, the Phoenix Sphinx is blocking the way until those who would move ahead…
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How the U.S. Dictates What Puerto Rico Eats
OpinionSupported by Continue reading the main storyHow the U.S. Dictates What Puerto Rico Eats Outdated laws prevent local farmers from…
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When an Angry Old Pol Shakes His Fist at the Internet
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is not a Luddite. But that did not stop him from playing one in a…
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Wonking Out: Biden Should Ignore the Debt Limit and Mint a $1 Trillion Coin
It’s hard to believe now, but before Donald Trump became the G.O.P.’s presidential nominee in 2016, Senator Marco Rubio of…