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Why Napoleon, Once Larger Than Life, Now Feels So Small
“History,” the essayist Thomas Carlyle wrote in 1840, “is the biography of great men” — and of these Napoleon, whom…
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It’s OK to Never ‘Get Over’ Your Grief
Queen Victoria wore black for the remaining four decades of her life after her beloved husband, Prince Albert, died in…
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What Am I Thankful for This Year? Amazing Scientific Discoveries.
I’ll wager that the event of 2023 that will change our lives the most in coming years is not the…
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Powerful Forces Are Fracking Our Attention. We Can Fight Back.
The lament is as old as education itself: The students aren’t paying attention. But today, the problem of flighty or…
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There Are Better Ways to Talk With Your Kids About Santa
As the holiday season approaches, many parents find themselves facing a tricky problem: how to talk about Santa Claus with…
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Relax, Electric Vehicles Really Are the Best Choice for the Climate
It has been a bumpy few weeks for carmakers who sell electric vehicles, which are moving more slowly off the…
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My Brother’s Thanksgiving Lament
Thanksgiving began as a time of prayer. We could use some prayers right now, in a country inflamed with hate…
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America Needs a Pro-Democracy Conservative Legal Establishment
American democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law are the righteous causes of our times, and the nation’s legal…
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The Holidays Are Here. A Psychologist Says It’s a Good Time to Speak Your Mind.
The hum of conversation, the aroma of roasted turkey, the clinking of silverware on porcelain: This is how I remember…
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Many West Bank Palestinians Are Being Forced Out of Their Villages. Is My Family Next?
I was born in February 1998 in Tuba, a rural shepherding community of 80 Palestinian residents in the South Hebron…