America
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News
One of the Republican Convention’s Weirdest Lies
I watched hour upon hour of the Republican National Convention, something I’ve done every four years since I was a…
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World
Trump and Zelensky Speak by Phone as Ukraine Worries About U.S. Backing
Former President Donald J. Trump and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, spoke over the phone late this week amid mounting concern…
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News
The Week When So Much Changed
An assassination attempt. An official Republican presidential nominee who is also the most polarizing figure in modern American history. Growing…
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News
Can We ‘Make America Affordable Again’? Should We?
The third item on the 2024 Republican Party platform, after promises to seal the border and engage in mass deportations,…
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Finance
How J.D. Vance Seeks to Reorient the Republican’s Approach to Business
Donald Trump’s running mate is pro-labor, a fan of crypto and the F.T.C.’s Lina Khan, and says Big Tech is…
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News
Political Violence May Be Un-American, but It Is Not Uncommon
On Saturday, hours after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump with an AR-15-style assault rifle, President Biden sounded…
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Style
Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely
More than two decades ago, Robert Putnam became something rare: a celebrity academic. In 2000, he published a groundbreaking book,…
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News
Please, Mr. President, Do the Right Thing
Here are three true things about President Biden: He has done an excellent job as president. He has been ludicrously…
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News
The American Elevator Explains Why Housing Costs Have Skyrocketed
My mission to understand the American elevator began in 2021 when I came down with a crippling post-viral illness. The…
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World
Divided and Undecided, 2024’s America Rhymes With 1924’s
Things should have been settled. The weary delegates should have already chosen a presidential nominee, packed up their Welcome to…