Opinion
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Donald Trump Is Weak. And Powerful. Now What?
Everyone knows by now how many Trump candidates lost this year, especially the higher-profile, more hard-core ones who claimed the…
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What You Can Learn on Texas’ Death Row
The State of Texas intended to kill Ramiro Gonzales on July 13. Mr. Gonzales, who is 40, has been on…
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Three Signals We’ve Entered a New Economic Era
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ “From the U.S. Federal Reserve’s initial misjudgment that inflation would be ‘transitory’ to the…
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Lionel Messi Is the Right Man for Argentina’s Post-Macho Moment
Argentina’s passionate football fans create the players they want to see. They adore, they chide, they analyze. And few have…
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Jim Stewart, Unlikely Entrepreneur of Soul Music, Dies at 92
His background was in country music. But Stax, the label he founded with his sister, achieved a level of success…
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Completely at Sea
I am not excited to go on a cruise. I am not a “cruise person.” I don’t boat. I’ve read…
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The Team Each and Every American Should Root For
THREE RIVERS, Mich. — “We didn’t forget your sign!” This friendly assurance from Maddy, my favorite bartender at Rooster’s Wing…
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What Twitter Does to Our Sense of Time
The past few weeks, watching people weigh alternatives to Twitter, I’ve been reminded of a moment that occurs in every…
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Public School Failed Her Kids. She’s on a Mission to Save Yours.
Produced by ‘First Person’ Naomi Peña’s son Jonah was in first grade when he was diagnosed with dyslexia. It’s the…
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Britain Is Miserable, but Britons Are Fighting Back
LONDON — Britain is languishing, and the signs are everywhere. Inflation is in double digits, and the recession — the…