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Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn’t So Easy
History suggests that the procedural plans of the new House Republican majority are likely to lead to more gridlock and…
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This Year, Try Organizing Your Life Like a Monk
Last week, when we looked at suggested resolutions from thinkers and writers, I mentioned that I often feel ambivalent about…
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For Ironman Triathlon Finishers, His Words Were as Precious as a Medal
Mike Reilly thrilled weary finishers of Ironman triathlons with the affirming phrase they longed to hear: “You are an Ironman.”
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What Went Unsaid in the Chief Justice’s Report on the Judiciary
John Roberts, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, recently filed his 2022 “year-end report on the federal judiciary.” It’s…
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A Rat Killer Has Some Advice for Mayor Adams
Solving the problem of the infestation around the mayor’s Brooklyn property is not necessarily simple, an expert in rodenticide says.
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A Skeptical Take on the A.I. Revolution
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ The year 2022 was jam-packed with advances in artificial intelligence, from the release of…
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How Nature Kept St. John the Divine From Soaring Higher
Originally, the Manhattan cathedral was to have a 40-story tower, but its planners had failed to take geology into account.
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Robert Caro, Robert Gottlieb and the Art of the Edit
Making movies about writers is notoriously difficult, though the temptation is clear. After all, filmmakers, like authors, are storytellers, and…
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We’re Going to Miss Greed and Cynicism
It’s 2023. What will the new year bring? The answer, of course, is that we don’t know. There are a…
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How to Destroy a Brand, Musk Style
True story: When I won the Nobel Prize in 2008, Princeton quickly set up a special event on campus and…