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Rihanna: Since She’s Been Gone
On Sunday, one of pop’s most reliable hitmakers returns at the Super Bowl halftime show. During her hiatus from music…
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A New Marvel Hero Battles Supervillains and Teen Angst
In the animated series “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,” the superhero exploits are based in relatable teenage emotions and…
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Would You Have Four Kids if It Meant Never Paying Taxes Again?
Eagle-eyed readers may notice we’re dropping “On Parenting” from this newsletter’s title. Don’t worry: I’ll still be analyzing the health,…
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The World’s Biggest Democracy Is Jettisoning Freedom and Tolerance
When I moved to New Delhi in 2009 to work as a foreign correspondent, there was already a decade’s worth…
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Germany Has a Problem
BERLIN — In the heat of debate about Germany sending tanks to Ukraine, it’s easy to forget that just two…
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Biden’s Message: What Trump Promised, I’m Delivering
In 2016 Donald Trump ran for president against his fellow Republicans and then against Hillary Clinton by promising economic nationalism:…
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How Earthquakes Test Our Souls and Our Governments
In every life there are a few indelible dates: the birth of a child, the death of a parent, a…
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Queen of Having It Both Ways
I keep hearing and reading that many Republican leaders want to move on from Donald Trump. I can’t imagine why.…
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Regulation, Productivity and the Meaning of Life
A few days ago The Times published a very interesting column by my colleague Ezra Klein about America’s peculiar lack…
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Police Brutality Is Not Always About Race
The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis cops horrified and infuriated many Americans, not least because it was another…