Opinion
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Albert Madansky Dies at 88; Gauged Risk of Unwitting Atomic War
As a scholarly statistician, he also evaluated stock options, the best nonfiction books and the most mouthwatering pastrami sandwich.
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Why the Joys of Parenting Can Be So Difficult to Express
I’ve been thinking about a piece of feedback I get from readers every so often, which is that I don’t…
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Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94
She challenged racial barriers when she joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1972. But she became embroiled in a legal…
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Frank Salemme, One-Time Head of the New England Mafia, Dies at 89
Known as Cadillac Frank, he took over the region’s top organized-crime outfit in the 1990s, then cooperated with prosecutors against…
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Democrats Are Not Done Fighting About What Saved Them This Year
In the Democratic Party, despite its better-than-expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections, internecine combat has been playing out in…
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When a Racist Joke Does Not Merit Cancellation
There would seem to be a sincere commitment across America these days to try to listen to one another across…
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China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Obsession Is Gone, but the Trauma Lingers
SHANGHAI — For nearly three years, leaving my apartment involved a routine not unlike an aircraft pilot’s before takeoff. Mask:…
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One City Is Trying a New Approach to Stem Gun Violence
Recent mass shootings have spurred renewed calls from President Biden for a national assault weapons ban. Sensibly so. But for…
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Broad, Sunlit Uplands
On June 18, 1940, Churchill delivered his celebrated “Finest Hour” speech. The British Army had been evacuated from Dunkirk. France,…
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Happy Holidays. Now Get Back to Work.
Christmas will be on a Sunday this year. Will American workers miss out on one of the few paid holidays…