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Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
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Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
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Biden’s Tarnished Legacy
He failed to grasp both the political moment and the essential mission of his presidency.
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Trump Doesn’t Believe Anything. That’s Why He Wins.
Transactionalism is Trump’s secret weapon.
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When Crisis Coverage Became Irresistible
September 5 captures how a harrowing moment transformed into must-see TV.
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What Tolstoy Knew About a Good Death
If you can accept your mortality, you will feel more alive.
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When the Flames Come for You
Our family’s flight from the L.A. fires brought the difference between vague preparedness and real emergency...
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Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Coalition Starts to Fracture
The nativist right and Silicon Valley are already at war.
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Public Health Can’t Stop Making the Same Nutrition Mistake
Telling Americans what food is healthy doesn’t mean they will listen.
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Why ‘Late Regime’ Presidencies Fail
The coalition collapse that doomed Biden follows a grim precedent set by another Democratic leader: Jimmy...
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A Virtual Cell Is a ‘Holy Grail’ of Science. It’s Getting Closer.
Large language models may unlock a new and valuable type of research.
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Trump Is Poised to Turn the DOJ Into His Personal Law Firm
The question the Senate confirmation process must address is whether the department’s tradition of independence will...
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The Payoff of TV’s Most Awaited Crossover
Abbott Elementary and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia don’t have much common ground. That’s why their...
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‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’
The Palisades Fire is destroying places that I’ve loved.
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Fact-Checking Was Too Good for Facebook
The social network has given up on verifying facts. That’s a good thing.
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How Solitude Is Rewiring American Identity
A conversation with Derek Thompson on how social isolation is affecting both happiness and civic life
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Stop the (North Carolina) Steal
The Democratic incumbent got more votes. Now the Republican challenger is trying to throw out tens...
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The Particular Horror of the Los Angeles Wildfires
Southern California is no stranger to fires. But the dreadful blazes that began yesterday are potentially...
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The Palisades Were Waiting to Burn
Fire becomes a year-round danger when Southern California is this dry.
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Why Poor American Kids Are So Likely to Become Poor Adults
Most scholarship on the subject focuses on conditions during childhood. But government support during adulthood plays...
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The Film That Rips the Hollywood Comeback Narrative Apart
The Substance is one of several recent movies that scrutinize older female performers’ struggle to stay...
