Age
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News
Postpone Social Security for the Sake of the Young?
Readers discuss a guest essay that said older Americans need to rethink their retirement expectations.
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Health
Few Americans Have Gotten the New Covid Shots, C.D.C. Finds
The News Few Americans have opted to be immunized against the coronavirus so far this fall: Just over 7 percent…
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News
The G.O.P. Goes Full-on Extremist
There are no moderate Republicans in the House of Representatives. Oh, no doubt some members are privately appalled by the…
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News
Why Do We Enrich Older Americans at the Expense of Everyone Else?
We older Americans are not only controlling national politics, we are consuming an ever larger share of our economy’s resources…
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News
Why ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Terrifies Me
Television celebrates older people — but only for seeming like sexy young ones.
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World
A Project Supporting Migrants Was Cost Effective. Why Did It End?
Britain tested an alternative to detention for people living outside the immigration system. Though praised by the U.N., its outcomes…
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News
I Helped Obama Get Re-Elected. Here’s How Biden Can Win Again, Too.
President Biden’s age is on the minds of American voters as they think about the 2024 election. It’s no wonder:…
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News
New Laws on Kids and Social Media Are Stymied by Industry Lawsuits
Federal judges in three states have blocked children’s privacy and parental oversight laws, saying they very likely violate free speech…
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News
New Laws on Kids and Social Media Are Stymied by Industry Lawsuits
Federal judges in three states have blocked children’s privacy and parental oversight laws, saying they very likely violate free speech…
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Health
Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds
The number of procedures rose to roughly 13,000 in 2019 from about 4,550 in 2016 as access broadened, researchers estimated.