Opinion
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Raphael Mechoulam, ‘Father of Cannabis Research,’ Dies at 92
His work helped break down the chemical structures of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, to figure out how cannabis…
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On Pets, Moral Logic and Love
In January, I fell in love with someone. It was the last thing I’d expect and caught me completely off…
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Ron DeSantis Has a Secret Theory of Trump
Ron DeSantis has an enemies list, and you can probably guess who’s on it. There’s the “woke dumpster fire” of…
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Tradition, ‘Tradition!’ and the Memory of Topol on the Roof
A few years ago, I bought my father a T-shirt printed with the Yiddish words “Shver tsu zayn a yid”…
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What if Kids Are Sad and Stressed Because Their Parents Are?
There is a depressing familiarity now to the conversations I’m hearing among parents of teenagers. After the obligatory pleasantries, talk…
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My Dangerous, Lonely Life in Myanmar’s Resistance
YANGON, Myanmar — When the military seized power in a coup on the morning of Feb. 1, 2021, I grabbed…
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Reagan Wouldn’t Recognize the G.O.P. Discord Over Ukraine
On March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan gave one of the most famous speeches of his presidency, an address that would…
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The Battle Over a Professor’s Speech
More from our inbox: My Tiny Rebellion Over the Pledge of AllegianceRon DeSantis, BullyFirst Trump, Now Greene. Didn’t the Media…
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What We Can All Learn From a Prehistoric Fish
Last Wednesday, during a New York Financial Writers’ Association event at The New York Times Building in Manhattan, the veteran…
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Amy Schwartz, Who Captured Life as Viewed by a Child, Dies at 68
The dozens of books for young readers that she wrote and illustrated had a knack for finding “the wondrous in…