Opinion
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China Helped Raise My American Kids, and They Turned Out Fine
When Covid was raging across the world a couple of years ago, I came across a picture online of an…
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Why the Debt-Ceiling Fight Could Get Really Ugly — and How It Might End
Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Liam Donovan, a Republican strategist and former National Republican…
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Why the Ranks of Populism Are Filled With ‘Nasty’ Characters
Over the past eight years, the Republican Party has been transformed from a generally staid institution representing the allure of…
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Can Joe Biden Save Israel?
If I could get a memo onto President Biden’s desk about the new Israeli government, I know exactly how it…
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China’s Decline Became Undeniable This Week. Now What?
For years, I’ve been writing columns predicting China’s decline. This week, the decline became undeniable. The road downhill will not…
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I Was on the Church Committee. The New Republican Version Is an Outrage.
To legitimize otherwise questionable investigations, Congress occasionally labels them after a previous successful effort. Thus, the new Republican-controlled House of…
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Lupe Serrano, Ballerina of Power and Fire, Is Dead at 92
She danced with Nureyev and dazzled audiences during her 18 years with American Ballet Theater. She later went on to…
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The Problem(s) With China’s Population Drop
China’s population declined last year, for the first time since the mass deaths associated with Mao Zedong’s disastrous Great Leap…
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I’m a 100-Year-Old Doctor. I’m Not Too Old to Work.
The doctor mentioned in a guest essay about older physicians gives his perspective.
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How Long Can Hakeem Jeffries Keep His Democratic Cats Herded?
Kevin McCarthy, after 15 excruciating ballots, was finally elected speaker of the House, and if his path to leading a…