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War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, Democrats Are Radicals
Political speeches, very much including State of the Union addresses, rarely make much difference. They can, however, be useful guides to the political landscape. President Biden was evidently feeling feisty on Tuesday. In particular, he kept baiting ...
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Lawmakers Call for Inquiry Into Durham’s Review of Russia Investigation
The Democrats asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to scrutinize whether John H. Durham and William P. Barr “violated any laws, D.O.J. rules or practices, or canons of legal ethics.”
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Wonking Out: Inflation and the Imputation Game
When it comes to economic assessment, feelings are no substitute for hard data. A plurality of Americans say that we’re in a recession; the actual numbers on jobs and gross domestic product show an economy that remains quite strong. Indeed, gut-based ...
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Two Special Counsels Could Make One Fine Mess for Merrick Garland
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s symmetrical appointments of special counsels to investigate the classified documents imbroglios of President Biden and former President Donald Trump were necessary responses to superficially similar situations. What ...
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Arts
6 Podcasts to Help Navigate Your Career Path
Check out these shows whether you’re looking to start a business, pivot to a new industry or just better handle office politics.
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Business
How to Cope When You’re Shown the Door
Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to [email protected]. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited. Bonus Busting You should be furious. How you’re being treated ...
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Dan Savage on Where the Sexual Revolution Went Wrong
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Even if you don’t recognize the advice columnist Dan Savage by name, it’s possible that his ideas have influenced how you think about sex and relationships. For decades now, Savage has been arguing that our ...
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Temple Grandin: Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All
When I was younger, I believed that everybody thought in photo-realistic pictures the same way I did, with images clicking through my mind a little bit like PowerPoint slides or TikTok videos. I had no idea that most people are more word-centric than ...
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Why McCarthy’s Slog to Speaker Could Mean Dysfunction Ahead in the House
The top Republican already had to work with a tiny majority and an emboldened right flank. Concessions he made to win his speakership gave the rebels more tools to sow disarray.
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‘The Vow’ Is Gripping TV That Doesn’t Solve Its Central Mysteries
Over Christmas, my wife and I finished watching Season 2 of “The Vow,” an HBO documentary about the unraveling of the Nxivm organization — better known to tabloid readers as the “sex slave cult,” after its inner circle, whose members were branded and ...