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News
Trump Doesn’t Actually Speak for the Silent Majority
I can’t fit everything that I think into a single piece, especially when I’m writing on deadline. My column this…
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News
Is Trump an Agent or an Accident of History?
In Isaac Asimov’s Foundation novels, a “psychohistorian” in a far-flung galactic empire figures out a way to predict the future…
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World
The Voice of the Subway Speaks for Herself, at Last
It’s a voice that is unmistakable to millions of harried New York City subway riders, telling them to “please stand…
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World
Canada’s Foreign Student Surge Prompts Changes, and Anxiety
As international students flock to Canada, the country is looking closer at ways to protect them against labor and financial…
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Magazine
A Homeless Man Sleeps in the Lobby of My Apartment Building. What Should I Do?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to be empathetic while also respecting one’s own boundaries.
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News
If Trump Is Not an Insurrectionist, What Is He?
Last month, the states of Colorado and Maine moved to disqualify Donald Trump as a candidate in the 2024 presidential…
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News
America Must Face Up to Israel’s Extremism
Two far-right members of Israel’s cabinet, the national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, caused an…
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News
Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Politically Obtuse Plutocrats
All Wall Street wants is a good hypocrite — someone who can convince the Republican base that he or she…
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News
What Biden Needs to Tell Us
Sometimes social revolutions emerge from ordinary ideas. In the 17th and 18th centuries, thinkers like William Petty, David Hume and…
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Health
Year of the Vegetable
In for 2024: meatless meals, project cooking, luxurious breakfasts and energizing snacks.