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Opinion
Why Driving Apps Drive You Crazy
On my way to Kennedy International Airport, I grip the wheel tightly, swerving across three lanes of expressway traffic at…
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Opinion
The Devil May Be Enjoying This Election Season, but I Am Not
When I look at my country’s presidential contest, the first thought that comes to mind is that only the Devil…
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Opinion
The Case for, and Against, Biden Dropping Out
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ It was once a fringe opinion to say President Biden should drop his re-election…
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Books
Think of This Book as the Best Dinner Party in the World
Stacey D’Erasmo’s exploration of sustained creativity, “The Long Run,” is poignant, exhilarating and full of wise advice from lives well…
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Opinion
There’s a Name for the Trap Biden Faces
After his shockingly poor performance in last week’s debate, President Biden is facing mounting pressure to drop out of the…
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Opinion
Is America a City on a Hill or a Nation on the Precipice?
If America were a painting, it would almost certainly be a self-portrait. Ours is a nation obsessed with depicting and…
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Science
How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)
This article is part of our Pets special section on scientists’ growing interest in our animal companions. Every dog has…
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News
No Appendix, No Problem. Australia’s Remote Doctors Tell All.
Being the only physician around for hundreds of miles isn’t always bad. “It’s quite liberating to be like, ‘I’m the…
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Books
Have Refrigerators Spoiled Everything?
FROSTBITE: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves,byNicola Twilley Consider the improbable fact of the supermarket banana. In…
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Finance
What the Arrival of A.I. Phones and Computers Means for Our Data
Apple, Microsoft and Google need more access to our data as they promote new phones and personal computers that are…