Opinion
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Mary Ann Hoberman, Who Tantalized Young Readers With Rhymes, Dies at 92
She wrote whimsical tales about the little things in a child’s life. “A House Is a House for Me” won…
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Here’s What the Experts Say About Managing Putin
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Many Americans and Europeans flatter themselves by seeing the war in Ukraine through a false prism. Too…
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We Can’t Just Shoot Our Way Out of This
Our topic today is gun regulation. Come on, stop beating your head against the backyard grill. That thing’s hot. Americans…
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Floods, Heat, Smoke: The Weather Will Never Be Normal Again
Global warming is accelerating, with temperatures not just rising but rising faster than ever. Every day, it seems, we get…
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Colleges Can Do a Lot for Social Mobility Right Now
In the two weeks since the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in college admissions, there’s been a lot of talk…
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Ruth Fitzpatrick, Crusader for Letting Women Be Priests, Dies at 90
Feeling called to the Roman Catholic priesthood but denied entry, she became a leader of a national group that has…
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NATO Isn’t What It Says It Is
NATO leaders convening this week in Vilnius, Lithuania, have every reason to toast their success. Only four years ago, on…
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No, ‘Socialism’ Isn’t Making Americans Lazy
Bernie Marcus, a co-founder of Home Depot, had some negative things to say about his fellow Americans in an interview…
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The ‘Representative Agent’ Is Always Rational. The Rest of Us Are Not.
Economists have an imaginary person they call a “representative agent,” who is about as realistic as the Easter bunny or…
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Why We Shouldn’t Lose Faith in Organized Religion
Eboo Patel wants to tell a better story about religion in America. Patel, an American Muslim and founder and president…