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The Biden and Trump Weaknesses That Don’t Get Enough Attention
Donald Trump and Joe Biden come into Thursday’s presidential debate as incredibly well-known quantities defined by shared unpopularity and competing…
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Finding Freedom 30 Feet in the Air
I’ve dreamed of competing in the Olympics for as long as I can remember. I would practice my salute in…
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The Rise of Progressivism Among the Educated Elite
Readers discuss a column by David Brooks about “The Sins of the Educated Class.”
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Oops, Justin Timberlake Did It Again
Poor Justin Timberlake … are not three words I could have imagined typing 25, or 15 or even five years…
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Sean Penn, Rebel With Many Causes
Don’t mellow my harsh, dude. I was coming to talk to Sean Penn, the notorious Hollywood hothead who helped launch…
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The Ten Commandments Are Trump’s Favorite of All the Commandments
Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana signs a bill mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms. He…
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Why Netanyahu Doesn’t Take Biden Seriously
A few months ago, President Biden seemed so fed up as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel ignored his calls…
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Curious Tourists and Modern-Day Druids: Marking the Solstice at Stonehenge
To celebrate the celestial event, the ropes come down at the ancient monument, and visitors spend the night to greet…
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What Is a Flip Tax, and Who Has to Pay It?
Flip taxes, also known as a transfer fees, help co-op buildings raise money for repairs and improvements, and they must…
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Piping Up at the Gates of Dawn
Since the James Webb Space Telescope began operating two years ago, astronomers have been using it to leapfrog one another…