Opinion
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The Crypto Collapse and the End of Magical Thinking That Infected Capitalism
At a guest lecture at a military academy when the price of a single Bitcoin neared $60,000, I was asked,…
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Charles White, Heisman Winner With a Difficult Second Act, Dies at 64
A tough, bruising tailback, he set U.S.C.’s career rushing record. But he also dealt with drug and alcohol abuse and,…
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Ruth Adler Schnee, Exuberant Designer of Modernist Textiles, Dies at 99
A refugee from Nazi Germany, she was among a group of designers who elevated fabric from decoration into a medium…
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Alfred T. Goodwin, Judge in Pledge of Allegiance Case, Dies at 99
He ruled the pledge unconstitutional because the words “under God” violated the separation of church and state. The Supreme Court…
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Three Reasons the Republican Party Keeps Coming Apart at the Seams
For decades, the cliché in politics was that “Democrats fall in love and Republicans fall in line.” The Democratic Party…
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I Am Michelle Go’s Father. I Am Marking Her Death Where She Lived.
It has been exactly one year since the death of our daughter, Michelle Alyssa Go. On Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022,…
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The Kind of Revolution That Martin Luther King Jr. Envisioned
In 1968, four days before he was shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, the Rev. Dr.…
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If New York Is So Great, Why Isn’t There Anywhere to Pee?
In the middle of Times Square in July 2021, I sipped the last of my iced coffee and realized I…
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Will the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Be Built on Confiscated Palestinian Land?
The Biden administration is doubling down on its predecessor’s reckless decision to recognize Israel’s claims to Jerusalem as its capital,…
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How ChatGPT Hijacks Democracy
Launched just weeks ago, ChatGPT is already threatening to upend how we draft everyday communications like emails, college essays and…