Opinion
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Did the Tesla Story Ever Make Sense?
If you’re one of those people who bought Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency near its peak last fall, you’ve lost a…
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The Afterlife of Your Holiday Discards
Amy Hwang is a cartoonist whose work frequently appears in The New Yorker.
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Nélida Piñon, Provocative Brazilian Novelist, Is Dead at 85
Widely regarded as one of her country’s greatest contemporary writers, she was also the first woman elected president of the…
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Menahem Schmelzer, Jewish Theological Seminary Librarian, Dies at 88
During his long tenure, the seminary’s collection was a primary destination for scholarly inquiry into the history and literature of…
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When Books for Children Are Banned
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The Thorny Questions Raised by Charitable Giving
The last week of the year is a big one for writing checks to charities, especially for Americans who are…
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Is the Inflation Storm Letting Up?
The average national price of regular gasoline this Christmas was almost 20 cents a gallon lower than it was a…
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China’s People Are Tired of Being Told to Grin and Bear It
Last March, shortly after Shanghai was locked down in an effort to stop an Omicron outbreak, a family friend died…
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Blue States Want Red States to Face Consequences, but Travel Bans Are Harmful
This past April, Georgia passed legislation that allows the barring of transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports. This was…
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Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help
Arizona’s water is running worryingly low. Amid the worst drought in more than a millennium, which has left communities across…