Opinion
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The Abysmal Covid Vaccination Rate for Toddlers Speaks Volumes
You would think that vaccination sites would have been swamped with parents rushing to vaccinate their young children against Covid…
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Republicans Are America’s Problem
Tuesday’s primary in Wyoming delivered Liz Cheney a resounding defeat. She is one of the few Republicans in Congress willing…
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A Word of Gratitude for Salman Rushdie’s Readers
In 1989, I was working at the B. Dalton bookstore in the Americana Manhasset shopping center in Long Island, N.Y.,…
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The Green Transition Is Happening Fast. The Climate Bill Will Only Speed It Up.
Among the first things you likely heard about the Inflation Reduction Act was its size. The bill, signed into law…
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After the Rushdie Attack, Can the Iran Nuclear Deal Be Saved?
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Wednesdays. During his…
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American Idols: Dr. Oz, Trump and the Celebrity to Politics Pipeline
Produced by ‘The Argument’ Celebrities. They are ubiquitous in American culture and now, ever increasingly, in our politics. From Donald…
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Religion Is Not a Real Barrier to Polio Vaccination
Polio has re-emerged in New York. The virus was identified in late July in an unvaccinated Rockland County man and…
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Reading While Incarcerated Saved Me. So Why Are Prisons Banning Books?
SHELTON, Wash. — During my first decade in prison, I busied myself with exercising and hanging out in the big…
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Liz Cheney and the Twilight of the Old Republican Elite
If Liz Cheney’s loss to Harriet Hageman in Wyoming’s primary election on Tuesday seems like a bad dream to many…
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Why We Don’t Have a Carbon Tax
Three and a half years ago, an open letter that more than 3,600 economists eventually signed declared that “climate change…