Opinion
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Women Are on the March
Perhaps you missed the big news: In 2023, there will be a record-breaking 12 women serving as governors around the…
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A Strong Signal That Recession Is Looming
The clearest signal that the U.S. economy is likely to fall into a recession in the next year is coming…
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Albert Madansky Dies at 88; Gauged Risk of Unwitting Atomic War
As a scholarly statistician, he also evaluated stock options, the best nonfiction books and the most mouthwatering pastrami sandwich.
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Why the Joys of Parenting Can Be So Difficult to Express
I’ve been thinking about a piece of feedback I get from readers every so often, which is that I don’t…
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Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94
She challenged racial barriers when she joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1972. But she became embroiled in a legal…
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Frank Salemme, One-Time Head of the New England Mafia, Dies at 89
Known as Cadillac Frank, he took over the region’s top organized-crime outfit in the 1990s, then cooperated with prosecutors against…
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Democrats Are Not Done Fighting About What Saved Them This Year
In the Democratic Party, despite its better-than-expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections, internecine combat has been playing out in…
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When a Racist Joke Does Not Merit Cancellation
There would seem to be a sincere commitment across America these days to try to listen to one another across…
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China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Obsession Is Gone, but the Trauma Lingers
SHANGHAI — For nearly three years, leaving my apartment involved a routine not unlike an aircraft pilot’s before takeoff. Mask:…
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One City Is Trying a New Approach to Stem Gun Violence
Recent mass shootings have spurred renewed calls from President Biden for a national assault weapons ban. Sensibly so. But for…