Opinion
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Regulating Opioid Prescriptions
Pain management is an inexact science; there is plenty of blame to go around for the abuse of such drugs.
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Daniel P. Jordan, Monticello Leader in Changing Times, Dies at 85
He expanded the educational mission of Thomas Jefferson’s plantation. He also embraced research that showed Jefferson had fathered the children…
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Help Ukraine Hold the Line
After more than two years of brutal, unrelenting war, Ukraine is still ready and has the capacity to defend its…
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How a Vacant Lot Became Our Own Dirtbag Narnia
On a quiet street in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, just a few steps from my back door, is a…
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Donald Trump’s Insatiable Bloodlust
An earthquake. An eclipse. A bridge collapse. A freak blizzard. A biblical flood. Donald Trump leading in battleground states. Apocalyptic…
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My Story Was Told in ‘Hotel Rwanda.’ Here’s What I Want the World to Know Now.
This week, the world will again turn its eyes toward Rwanda. April 6 marks 30 years since the start of…
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You Don’t Just See a Total Solar Eclipse. You Feel It Completely.
Almost one year ago, in the middle of the night, I drove from my hometown, Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Dublin…
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Margaret Tynes, Soprano Who Soared in Verdi and Strauss, Dies at 104
Because there were few opportunities for Black singers in the U.S., she became a powerhouse in Europe, performing in operas…
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The Birth Dearth and the Smartphone Age
My newsroom colleagues Jason Horowitz and Gaia Pianigiani have a lovely report this week about family-friendly policies in the Italian…
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If A.I. Takes All Our Jobs, Will It Also Take Our Purpose?
What would life be like if artificial intelligence solved all your problems? You wouldn’t have to work anymore. You could…