Opinion
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The Supreme Court’s Tarnished Reputation
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James F. Dobbins, Leading Authority on Nation Building, Dies at 81
His Foreign Service career took him on a tour of world hot spots, including Somalia, Haiti, the Balkans and Afghanistan,…
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The John Roberts Two-Step
In 2007, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion in Parents Involved v. Seattle School District No. 1, which…
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John Roberts and Clarence Thomas Have the ‘Colorblind’ Constitution All Wrong
If nothing else, the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard is a victory for the conservative…
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Legacy Admissions Don’t Work the Way You Think They Do
Just four days after the Supreme Court rejected racial preferences in college admissions, a consortium of Black and Latino interest…
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There Is No Separating the Black Dancer From the Dance
I am a ballet dancer and a Black man, in that order. I left the United States to train at…
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The Rich Are Crazier Than You and Me
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a crank. His views are a mishmash of right-wing fantasies mixed with remnants of the…
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Why I Still Love the New York Mets
Chip … chip … chip. I can feel the New York Mets chiseling out a piece of my soul every…
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The Xi-Putin Bromance Has Already Peaked
When Xi Jinping ascended to the pinnacle of Chinese power a decade ago, he saw Vladimir Putin as a strong…
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A.I. Will Change Medicine but Not What It Means to Be a Doctor
When faced with a particularly tough question on rounds during my intern year, I would run straight to the bathroom.…