Opinion
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Is ‘Workism’ Dooming Civilization? Notes on the New Pew Parents Study.
This week the Pew Research Center released a study looking at the attitudes of contemporary American parents toward their own…
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Young, Old and Progressive Together
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Álvaro Colom, Guatemalan President Who Fought for the Indigenous, Dies at 71
He expanded access to education and health care in Indigenous villages and provided aid to the poor in a country…
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Everett Quinton, a Force in Downtown Theater, Dies at 71
He took over the Ridiculous Theatrical Company after the death of his partner, Charles Ludlam, in 1987. His specialty was…
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The Revolutionary Power of a Skein of Yarn
Not long ago, Michelle Obama posted a black-and-white photo of herself on Instagram, cozy in an armchair, a nearby side…
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Is This How a Cold War With China Begins?
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ There are few issues on which the dominant consensus in Washington has changed as…
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How to End South Korea’s Birth Strike? Feminism.
After trying for over a year to persuade more South Korean women to have babies, Chung Hyun-back says one reason…
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Can Anything Be Done to Assuage Rural Rage?
Rural resentment has become a central fact of American politics — in particular, a pillar of support for the rise…
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How Useful Is Diversity Training?
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Lance Kerwin, ‘James at 15’ and ‘Salem’s Lot’ Star, Dies at 62
“James,” which followed the adventures of a sandy-haired teenager who moves with his family to Boston from Oregon, made him…