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Ron DeSantis Could Decide Republicans’ Foreign Policy
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is widely considered the strongest potential primary challenger to former President Donald Trump’s third campaign…
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Temple Grandin: Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All
When I was younger, I believed that everybody thought in photo-realistic pictures the same way I did, with images clicking…
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The Unexpected Gift of Dead Plants
NASHVILLE — The winter storm that swept in just before Christmas, moving from the West Coast to the East, was…
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Bernard Kalb, Veteran Foreign Correspondent, Is Dead at 100
He covered wars, revolutions and diplomatic breakthroughs for CBS, NBC and The New York Times. He also served, briefly and…
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The Republicans Are Putting Trump Out to Pasture
Many families have a grandfather or an uncle who, in his prime, was the patriarch, the family’s force and compass.…
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King Phojanakong, Pioneer of Filipino Food in New York, Dies at 54
His first restaurant, Kuma Inn, became destination dining despite its location on what was then a quiet stretch of the…
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As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars
At the annual meeting of the American Historian Association, the raging battle over how to write about the past —…
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A Penetrating Cry in the Dark at the Prototype Festival
This year’s iteration marks a joyous return to theaters for the festival, which was canceled last year.
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This Year, Try Organizing Your Life Like a Monk
Last week, when we looked at suggested resolutions from thinkers and writers, I mentioned that I often feel ambivalent about…
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Russell Banks, Novelist Steeped in the Working Class, Dies at 82
He brought his own sometimes painful blue-collar experiences to bear in acclaimed stories exploring issues of race, class and power…