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Trump Is Not Invincible
In the folk wisdom of recent American politics, Donald Trump is a figure of herculean invulnerability to traditional scandal. What…
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Watch Out for the Better Mother
Sometimes, particularly in a public parenting setting, I will play the Better Mother. This is the mother who stands attentively…
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After College Presidents, Republicans Are Coming for Liberal Donors
In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland this week, the Republican senator Josh Hawley demanded a federal investigation into…
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Bird Flu Is Our Fault
We don’t yet know if H5N1 bird flu will spill over from animals to infect a large number of humans.…
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Let the Trump Veep Auditions Begin
Hosted by Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts |…
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How to Create a Society That Prizes Decency
In 2020 Joe Biden ran on the theme of saving the soul of America. Once he was president, he used…
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Give Me Laundry Liberty or Give Me Death!
MAGA Republicans say that America is in crisis: The economy is collapsing while the nation is being overrun by hordes…
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President Biden’s Biggest Blunder
In announcing that the United States will pause delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel, President Biden has the laudable motive…
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Apple Says Destructive iPad Ad ‘Missed the Mark’
People in the creative world widely panned a commercial showing a giant hydraulic press squishing objects ranging from paint cans…
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Paging Senator Schumer …
What is antisemitism? It’s easy to think of a colloquial definition — hatred and bigotry directed against Jews — but…