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From Carter to M.T.G.: What a Peach State Plummet
When Jimmy Carter was president, I was a lowly clerk at The Washington Star. I saw him mostly through the…
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The Brave Man Whom Putin Wants to Kill
If Vladimir Putin has left you despising Russians as brutes, cowards or warmongers, consider a tall, ailing man locked in…
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The Promise and Peril of a ‘Normal’ Politician
During his successful run for the presidency of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that he was fighting for…
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Joe Biden’s Greatest Strength Is Also His Greatest Vulnerability
In February 2020, just before the world shut down, I was waiting for Joe Biden to speak on a Friday…
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The Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned?
The most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of…
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Why Medicare and Social Security Are Sustainable
The G.O.P. response to President Biden’s truthful statement that some Republicans want to sunset Medicare and Social Security has been…
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‘Libraries, You Are My Heroes’: Readers Share Memories of a Favorite Haven
A photo essay celebrating the versatility of public libraries prompted an outpouring of enthusiasm from card-carrying book lovers.
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Public Libraries, and Profiling Paul Harding
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | How to Listen At a time when public libraries and librarians are…
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Here’s What the Other Republican Candidates Should Say to Trump
Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. I know you’re keen to handicap — figuratively, but maybe also literally — the emerging field…
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For a Film About Korean Adoptees, a Group Effort
In “Return to Seoul,” a Parisian repeatedly visits her birth country. Neither the filmmaker nor the star were adopted, but…