Opinion
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Is the Cure to Male Loneliness Out on the Pickleball Court?
The more I learn about the epidemic of male loneliness, the more I’m convinced that America needs to send its…
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‘Gut-level Hatred’ Is Consuming Our Political Life
Divisions between Democrats and Republicans have expanded far beyond the traditional fault lines based on race, education, gender, the urban-rural…
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My City’s Drinking Water Is Salty and Foul. Will Your City’s Be Next?
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — For at least 80 days, ever since drought and mismanagement sapped the drinking water supply of my…
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The Victory for Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Is Just the Beginning
Amid so much discouraging news about reproductive health access in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s demise, the announcement by…
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American Theater Is Collapsing. The Federal Government Must Save It.
The American theater is on the verge of collapse. Here’s just a sampling of recent dire developments: The Public Theater…
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Is ‘Yo’ the Gender-Neutral Pronoun You’ve Been Looking For?
I am in the middle of writing a book on pronouns in English. My focus this time out is on…
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Putin Is Doubling Down on Failure
In the wake of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed rebellion, it seems as if Russia’s leaders are living in an alternate reality.…
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Biden to Netanyahu: Please Stop Trying to Rush Through Your Judicial Overhaul. Build a Consensus First.
President Biden has had an intense week dealing with the battle inside Israel over the future of its judiciary, speaking…
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Trump’s Conspirators Are Facing the Music, Finally
We’ve reached a turning point in the effort to ensure there are consequences for those who deliberately attempt to undermine…
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Stephen M. Silverman, Biographer of Stage and Screen, Is Dead at 71
An entertainment journalist, he persuaded the publicity-shy director David Lean to let him write his story and died before seeing…