Opinion
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Why Is Everyone So Grumpy?
Peter Coy: So, Binya, Americans seem very grumpy about the economy lately, despite what looks like some pretty good news.…
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On Thanksgiving, Can Biden’s Family Talk Turkey?
Peaks are lonely places. They don’t accommodate crowds. And Joe Biden, at the pinnacle of American politics, is to some…
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Why We Should Bring Back the Buffalo
In 1805, when the Lewis and Clark expedition reached the border of what is now North Dakota and Montana, they…
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The High Stakes of Low Quality
Over 50 years ago, my wife, Malinda, and I bought a chef’s knife of carbon steel that we still use.…
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Joss Ackland, Busy, Versatile Actor on Stage and Screen, Dies at 95
He was a villain in “Lethal Weapon 2,” C.S. Lewis on TV in “Shadowlands” and Falstaff onstage in “Henry IV”…
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Here’s How Houston Is Fighting Homelessness — and Winning
Dallas and Houston are two Democratic bubbles in Texas that have long faced the familiar urban ache of homeless people…
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My Brother’s Thanksgiving Lament
Thanksgiving began as a time of prayer. We could use some prayers right now, in a country inflamed with hate…
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The Unsettling Lesson of the OpenAI Mess
Science fiction writers and artificial intelligence researchers have long feared the machine you can’t turn off. The story goes something…
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Joan Jara, Who Found Justice for Husband Slain After Coup, Dies at 96
Victor Jara, a popular folk singer in Chile and a Communist, was murdered by the military with others in the…
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Has Latin America Found Its Trump?
The election of Javier Milei, a wild-haired showboating weirdo with five cloned mastiffs and a habit of psychic communion with…