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Alfred T. Goodwin, Judge in Pledge of Allegiance Case, Dies at 99
He ruled the pledge unconstitutional because the words “under God” violated the separation of church and state. The Supreme Court…
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‘Hood Century’: How One Man Is Redefining Midcentury Modern Architecture
In 1928, a Black congregation in Cincinnati bought a German Gothic brick structure originally built in 1865 as a synagogue.…
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Three Reasons the Republican Party Keeps Coming Apart at the Seams
For decades, the cliché in politics was that “Democrats fall in love and Republicans fall in line.” The Democratic Party…
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I Am Michelle Go’s Father. I Am Marking Her Death Where She Lived.
It has been exactly one year since the death of our daughter, Michelle Alyssa Go. On Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022,…
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The Kind of Revolution That Martin Luther King Jr. Envisioned
In 1968, four days before he was shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, the Rev. Dr.…
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If New York Is So Great, Why Isn’t There Anywhere to Pee?
In the middle of Times Square in July 2021, I sipped the last of my iced coffee and realized I…
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Will the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Be Built on Confiscated Palestinian Land?
The Biden administration is doubling down on its predecessor’s reckless decision to recognize Israel’s claims to Jerusalem as its capital,…
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How ChatGPT Hijacks Democracy
Launched just weeks ago, ChatGPT is already threatening to upend how we draft everyday communications like emails, college essays and…
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Will There Be a Biden Comeback?
Something unusual happened to Joe Biden this week. A reputable poll, from The Economist and YouGov, showed him with a…
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Other Dreams
But King, of course, is a more complicated figure than his sanctified image would suggest, and his body of work…