Opinion
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100 Days of Javier Milei
Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, has been in office for just over 100 days. Since his inauguration on Dec. 10,…
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The Roots of Rural Rage
Readers discuss a column by Paul Krugman about the hardships faced by white rural Americans.
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What Would You Have Israel Do to Defend Itself?
There seems to be a broad consensus atop the Democratic Party about the war in Gaza, structured around two propositions.…
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America’s Most Overlooked Political Divide Is Also Its Most Revealing
It’s not often that a poll result causes me to do a double take. This month, however, a Pew Research…
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When It Comes to Politics, Are Any of Us Really Thinking for Ourselves?
If you’re trying to guess whether people are Republicans or Democrats, knowing a few basic facts about them will take…
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Elon Musk Is Preoccupied With Something He Doesn’t Understand
There is no particular mystery to unravel around the political views of Elon Musk, the billionaire technology and social media…
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James Carville, the Cajun Who Can’t Stop Ragin’
A few years ago, when James Carville was teaching at Louisiana State University, he heard that one of his students…
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Hey, Losers! Here’s How to Bring Baseball’s Very Boring Era to an End.
Last year, Major League Baseball instituted a slew of new rules that were largely intended to have a single effect:…
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The Online Degradation of Women and Girls That We Meet With a Shrug
Alarms are blaring about artificial intelligence deepfakes that manipulate voters, like the robocall sounding like President Biden that went to…
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We Thought We Had Spotted an Exotic Bloom. It Was the Vividly Colored Remains of a Soda Bottle.
It is springtime, and I want to turn to thoughts of love. In my case, love of this world, love…