Opinion
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If History Is Any Guide, a Chaotic House Speaker Vote Is Just the Beginning
In recent days, we’ve watched congressional Republicans reap the whirlwind. In campaigning for the 2021 midterm elections, the G.O.P. rode…
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What Ukraine Teaches Us About Power
Credit where credit is due: Make America Great Again was a brilliant slogan, precisely because nobody knew what it meant.…
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I’m One of the Last Holdouts Against Kevin McCarthy — and I Won’t Back Down
Back in the summer, a group of conservatives put together a proposal with extensive changes to the rules and processes…
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‘The Vow’ Is Gripping TV That Doesn’t Solve Its Central Mysteries
Over Christmas, my wife and I finished watching Season 2 of “The Vow,” an HBO documentary about the unraveling of…
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Ken Balcomb, 82, Dies; Revealed the Hidden World of Killer Whales
His annual orca survey helped transform the animals’ image from soulless predators to compassionate creatures worth protecting.
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Kevin McCarthy’s Place in the History Books
What’s happening in Washington — the House of Representatives’ failing to elect a speaker on the first ballot — has…
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Want to Understand L.G.B.T.Q. Life in America? Come to Alabama.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — It was an unusually chilly Thursday night in December, and a drag queen named Miss Majesty Divine…
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When American History Turns Into American Mythology
In the realm of folklore and ancient traditions, myths are tales forever retold for their wisdom and underlying truths. Their…
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It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Get Mentally Ill People the Help They Need
A few weeks before Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York would begin a big push to involuntarily hospitalize severely…
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Once Again, My Family Must Leave Afghanistan
Last September, 13 months after the Taliban takeover, my family and I flew into Kabul one morning as many of…