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News
Israel’s Crisis Has a Distinctly American Flavor
TEL AVIV — Hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a proposed judicial overhaul that has prompted mass protests, the…
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Business
Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s C.E.O. for App’s Ties to China, Escalating Tensions
Lawmakers lambasted TikTok’s chief executive about the platform’s ties to China in a roughly five-hour hearing on Thursday, punctuating how…
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News
What Newspapers Can Do for a Democracy’s Wandering Spirits
Next week I’m giving a talk on journalism and democracy, and I thought I would use the newsletter this weekend…
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News
American English Needs Immigrants
The immigration debate often centers on who should be welcomed into our country. Some even argue that multiculturalism dilutes our…
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World
With an Eye on China, Philippines Moves Closer to U.S. Interests
Driven by worry about China’s aggression, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has adopted the most muscular foreign policy approach that the…
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News
America Can’t Go ‘Wobbly’ on Ukraine
As we approach the first anniversary of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, two ominous trends are emerging at…
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News
Can America Thrive Without War?
Without a fresh vision for America’s role in the world, many people in Washington link today’s geopolitical challenges with those…
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US
U.S. Jet Shoots Down Flying Object Over Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the object violating Canadian airspace was taken down on his orders, a day after another…
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News
The Relentless Attack on Trans People Is an Attack on All of Us
Over the past year, we have seen a sweeping and ferocious attack on the rights and dignity of transgender people…
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News
Dancing with America Has Been a Curse for the Philippines
For Filipinos like me who grew up under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., the news that the U.S. military…