Opinion
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Kevin McCarthy Surprised Us All
Gail Collins: I didn’t think I’d be saying this, Bret, but we’ve dodged a shutdown.It’s a stupendous moment for Kevin…
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My Fellow Republicans: It’s Time to Grow Up
Extremists in my party have threatened to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy for relying on the votes of Democrats…
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What Haley Is Doing Right and Christie Needs to Do, According to New Hampshire’s Governor
We saw a crowded Republican debate stage of seven candidates last Wednesday night — the kind of big field that…
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Abortion Bans by Any Other Name Are Still Abortion Bans
In the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Republican Party has tested out constantly changing talking points and…
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The Secret Memo From the General Who Foresaw Black Hawk Down
The Battle of Mogadishu in early October 1993 shocked most Americans. U.S. forces had been deployed to Somalia to support…
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Climate Change Is Forcing Families Into a New Kind of Indefinite Hell
The August wildfire that roared through the town of Lahaina in Hawaii burned so hot that some of the dead…
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I Read Banned Books. So Does Almost Everybody Else.
During my grade school years in the early 1970s, I read everything. Books, of course — books about dogs and…
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The Great American Teacher Crisis
By Jessica Grose Produced by Jillian Weinberger Job satisfaction for teachers is at a 50-year low. They are leaving the…
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Against the Wall, McCarthy Does the Right Thing
Only an extremely shallow man would repeatedly wait until the last possible moment to do the right thing, no matter…
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Tim Wakefield, Pitcher Who Helped Boston Break the Curse, Dies at 57
After pitching a walk-off home run that ended the Red Sox run in 2003, he played a critical role in…