Opinion
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Passover’s Radical Message Is More Vital Than Ever
What do we do with our pain? What, if anything, can we learn from it? The Bible offers a startling…
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me … What?
If the American experiment finally decides to call it quits, how might a national breakup begin? Perhaps California moves toward…
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Melania’s Trials
Outside my office, there is a picture of the Slovenian Sphinx visiting the Egyptian Sphinx, taken during a 2018 photo…
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Mike Pence: Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement
Serving as vice president in the most pro-life administration in American history was one of the greatest honors of my…
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The Most Important Thing I Teach My Students Isn’t on the Syllabus
I warn my students. At the start of every semester, on the first day of every course, I confess to…
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Say Hello to Your Addiction Risk Score — Courtesy of the Tech Industry
Before Dr. Bobby Mukkamala — an ear, nose, and throat specialist in Michigan — prescribed post-surgical opioids recently, he checked…
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A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President
In the 12 years it took me to write “The Deluge,” my novel of the climate crisis, I watched as…
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What Began as a War on Theater Won’t End There
Productions of plays in America’s high schools have been increasingly under attack. In 2023, Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”was rejected in…
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How New Wars Have Brought Back Old American Divisions
For all the ways that our political coalitions have changed over the last few generations — Southern Democrats joining the…
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Should Kidney Donors Be Paid?
A guest essay argued in favor of payments. Readers, including donors, offer divergent views.