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Once You See the Truth About Cars, You Can’t Unsee It
In American consumer lore, the automobile has always been a “freedom machine” and liberty lies on the open road. “Americans…
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Why Do We Keep Destroying the Homes of The World’s Creatures? Dinner
The earth is in the midst of the worst mass extinction since an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million…
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She Was Supposed to Be China’s Future. After “Zero Covid,” She Wants to Leave.
Produced by ‘First Person’ When Julie Geng moved back to China in 2019 after attending high school and college in…
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For Chris Paul, Studying at an H.B.C.U. Was a ‘Natural’ Fit
Paul, the star N.B.A. guard, will graduate from Winston-Salem State on Friday, completing an educational journey he started in 2003…
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For Max Verstappen, a Formula 1 Season Like No Other
The Red Bull driver became the champion by winning more races and scoring more points than any driver in the…
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N.F.L. Week 15 Predictions: Our Picks for Each Game
The Dolphins’ and Bills’ prolific receivers may be iced in a freezing night game on Saturday before the Giants and…
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When Allen Ginsberg Came to Town
Let’s take a moment to contemplate President Biden signing that new law requiring federal recognition of same-sex marriage. After all,…
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Are We in the West Weaker Than Ukrainians?
“We will beat the Ukrainian out of you so that you love Russia,” a Russian interrogator told one torture survivor…
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U.C.L.A. Is Allowed by California Regents to Join Big Ten
By an 11-5 vote, the University of California Board of Regents chose not to block U.C.L.A. from leaving the Pac-12.…
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The Qatar World Cup Is Peak ‘Sportswashing.’ But Will It Work?
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Wednesdays. When France…