Opinion
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Joe Lieberman and David Mixner, Exemplary Outsiders
The gay activist David Mixner and Senator Joe Lieberman died last month at the ages of 77 and 82, respectively,…
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Can the Left Be Happy?
A crucial moment in the development of modern left-wing culture arrived some time in 2013, when Ta-Nehisi Coates, reading books…
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Regulating Opioid Prescriptions
Pain management is an inexact science; there is plenty of blame to go around for the abuse of such drugs.
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Help Ukraine Hold the Line
After more than two years of brutal, unrelenting war, Ukraine is still ready and has the capacity to defend its…
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How a Vacant Lot Became Our Own Dirtbag Narnia
On a quiet street in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, just a few steps from my back door, is a…
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Donald Trump’s Insatiable Bloodlust
An earthquake. An eclipse. A bridge collapse. A freak blizzard. A biblical flood. Donald Trump leading in battleground states. Apocalyptic…
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My Story Was Told in ‘Hotel Rwanda.’ Here’s What I Want the World to Know Now.
This week, the world will again turn its eyes toward Rwanda. April 6 marks 30 years since the start of…
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You Don’t Just See a Total Solar Eclipse. You Feel It Completely.
Almost one year ago, in the middle of the night, I drove from my hometown, Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Dublin…
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The Birth Dearth and the Smartphone Age
My newsroom colleagues Jason Horowitz and Gaia Pianigiani have a lovely report this week about family-friendly policies in the Italian…
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If A.I. Takes All Our Jobs, Will It Also Take Our Purpose?
What would life be like if artificial intelligence solved all your problems? You wouldn’t have to work anymore. You could…