Opinion
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Why Secrets Lost Their Sizzle
In April, secret documents allegedly photographed by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard began making their way into…
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Helen Thorington, Who Brought Sonic Art to the Airwaves, Dies at 94
A pioneer in radio art and, later internet art, she created a blend of synthesizer compositions and found sounds that…
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Don’t Wear the Goggles. Their Vision Is Bleak.
“I will not live in the pod,” runs a mantra on right-wing Twitter. “I will not eat the bugs.” It’s…
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James G. Watt, Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85
Mr. Watt once declared that Interior Department policies over years had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of…
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John Roberts Throws a Curveball
The Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling on Thursday in Allen v. Milligan is as shocking as it is welcome. The…
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The Iron Sheik, Villainous Hall of Fame Wrestler, Is Dead
Khosrow Vaziri drew on his Iranian heritage to create a caricature of a Middle Eastern villain and became one of…
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What Wildfire Smoke, Gas Stoves and Covid Tell Us About Our Air
We just lived through a pandemic caused by a tiny virus floating in the air. Now we are experiencing wildfires…
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Biden’s Age, and His Achievements
More from our inbox: The PGA-LIV Golf MergerSelf-Policing in BrooklynCredit...Sarah Silbiger for The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “Spry…
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An Endgame for Ukraine
It may be that Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive, which could be in its early stages, will be as fruitless as Russia’s…
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‘The Idol’ and Our Backlash Times
During the Trump presidency, one of the strongest currents in our culture was the struggle for social justice, from #MeToo…