Opinion
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This Year, Try Organizing Your Life Like a Monk
Last week, when we looked at suggested resolutions from thinkers and writers, I mentioned that I often feel ambivalent about…
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Russell Banks, Novelist Steeped in the Working Class, Dies at 82
He brought his own sometimes painful blue-collar experiences to bear in acclaimed stories exploring issues of race, class and power…
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Grant Wahl Was a Loving Husband. I Will Always Protect His Legacy.
It was the end of the workday on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. I was wrapping up a Zoom call when…
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Why Has America Fallen So Hard for Harry and Meghan?
Whether out of Anglophilia, nostalgia, masochism, traditionalism or just a particular strain of fealty to the rich and famous, America’s…
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Damar Hamlin and the Beautiful Terror of Loving Football
I have been a football fan for practically my entire life. I’ve watched hundreds, maybe thousands, of college and N.F.L.…
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Biden’s Visit to the Border Is Bound to Be Awkward
Republicans have been hounding President Biden for more than a year to travel to the southern border and see the…
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Kevin McCarthy and the Return of the Pre-Trump G.O.P.
Did you miss the Republican Party that existed before Donald Trump came along? Are you nostalgic for the days of…
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The Best Way to Protect Abortion Access Is to Put It on the Ballot
The new Republican majority will soon wield power in the House of Representatives, and despite the divisions over their choice…
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Damar Hamlin Shows Us What CPR Is For
Days after his heart stopped and he collapsed motionless on a football field, Damar Hamlin is reportedly awake, moving his…
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New York Voters Put Democrats on Notice. Was the Message Received?
For politicians in some places in the United States, election losses tend to prompt a kind of soul-searching. In Albany?…