Opinion
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Nancy Neveloff Dubler, Mediator for Life’s Final Moments, Dies at 82
A bioethicist, she pioneered bedside methods for helping patients, their families and doctors deal with anguishing life-or-death decisions in a…
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Why Was This Treasure of Musical Theater All but Lost to the Ages?
Three Black book musicals were Broadway hits in the 1970s: “Purlie” in 1970, “The Wiz” in 1975 and “Raisin” in…
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Biden’s Real Mistake in Pausing Military Aid to Israel
It is unfortunate that President Biden chose to announce his pause of some weapons sales to Israel while on a…
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David Shapiro, Who Gained Fame in Poetry and Protest, Dies at 77
A renowned member of the New York School of poets, he also found accidental notoriety when he was photographed during…
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Is There a Post-Religious Right?
During the 2016 Republican campaign, watching Donald Trump shoulder his way past his more pious rivals for the nomination, I…
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Bill Holman, Whose Arrangements Shaped West Coast Jazz, Dies at 96
His economical, linear writing helped define the sound of Stan Kenton’s band. He also led his own 16-piece ensemble for…
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We Have a Housing Crisis. This New Jersey Town Has a Solution.
Palisades Park is ending the tyranny of single-family homes.
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Dennis Thompson, Drummer and Last Remaining Member of MC5, Dies at 75
The musician brought his hard-hitting style to the band, which helped lay the foundation of American punk rock and is…
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Trump Is Not Invincible
In the folk wisdom of recent American politics, Donald Trump is a figure of herculean invulnerability to traditional scandal. What…
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Watch Out for the Better Mother
Sometimes, particularly in a public parenting setting, I will play the Better Mother. This is the mother who stands attentively…