Opinion
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From the Food Bank to the White House
In 2016, Jackie Bogart was living in upstate New York with three children to care for but felt she was…
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I Teach a Class on Free Speech. My Students Can Show Us the Way Forward.
Free speech is very hard to get right, especially on campus — as has been evident all fall at the…
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Defeating Trump Is Just a Start
The easy and obvious way to understand the various Republican power grabs underway in states across the country is to…
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What’s Driving Former Progressives to the Right?
In a new essay in the progressive magazine In These Times, the writers Kathryn Joyce and Jeff Sharlet grapple with…
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The U.S. Must Embrace Palestinian Statehood Now
It is time. The United States should recognize the state of Palestine and join the 139 other countries that have…
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Swiftonomics, Kamala Harris and Decadent Real Estate: Your Questions, Answered.
Hosted by Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts |…
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To Support Ukraine, Persuade the Elephant
I think quite a lot about persuasion. What is it, exactly, that moves a person from one position to another?…
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William G. Connolly, Editor Who Updated The Times, Dies at 85
He sought more diversity among its newsroom employees and co-wrote a full-scale, and modernized, edition of the paper’s internal style…
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The Real Reason Ron DeSantis’s Campaign Is Rotting
Over the past two weeks, I’ve been awash in condolences. Friends tell me how deeply sorry for me they feel.…
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George McGinnis Dies at 73; Powered His Way to Basketball Stardom
He won two titles with the Pacers of the A.B.A. before joining Julius Erving on the N.B.A.’s 76ers, but it…