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America Can’t Go ‘Wobbly’ on Ukraine
As we approach the first anniversary of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, two ominous trends are emerging at…
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What Biden 2024 Has That Biden 2020 Didn’t
There is no end of commentary gently — and not so gently — urging President Biden to act his age…
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A Deadly Chemical Was Released in the Ohio Train Derailment. It Should Be Banned.
Like a scene out of some postapocalyptic movie, Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio convened a news conference on Feb. 5…
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What Happens When an Artist Loses His Sight
A few years ago, I began having trouble with my vision. Shapes became indistinct, colors muted. The world started to…
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Relentless Nostalgia Is Numbing Our Brains
I never thought I’d be sentimental for Budweiser’s “Whassup?” commercials. But after this year’s woefully derivative slate of Super Bowl…
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Wonking Out: Why Growth Can Be Green
Heads up: I did a podcast with Ezra Klein earlier this week, mostly focused on inflation — which continues to…
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The Smartphone and the Sources of Teenager Despair
American teenagers, and especially American teenage girls, are increasingly miserable: more likely to entertain suicidal thoughts and act on them,…
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Istvan Banyai, Illustrator Who Mined the Surreal, Dies at 73
His fantastical work for The New Yorker, New York and Playboy made him a hot commodity in the last golden…
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Jerrold Schecter, Who Procured Khrushchev’s Memoirs, Dies at 90
As a Time magazine bureau chief, he was pivotal in the publication of revelatory taped interviews with the ousted premier…
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Why Ukraine Deserves Steadfast Support
A year since Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to invade Ukraine, the war is far from over. However bravely Ukrainians…