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The return of U.S. troops to Puerto Rico’s long-shuttered military bases has re-ignited old concerns—and a battle many thought was over
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Every decade has a reigning ethos—a Zeitgeist, as the Germans say. In the 2020s, it’s smash-and-grab
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Are we getting stupider? The data should be taken with a grain of salt, but the headlines are harder to dismiss
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An urgent message from Santa Claus
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There’s a clear line from Bush v. Gore, 25 years ago, to the January 6 insurrection
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Vladimir Putin has spent the past decade re-writing the history of the Soviet collapse in service of his own ends. It worked
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How flags—once symbols of patriotism, from children’s classrooms to Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell’s Union Jack dress—got co-opted by the far right
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Trump’s war on the media has generated a lot of sound and fury, not to mention a handful of well-publicized settlements—but few actual victories in court
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When the mayor of a small beach town in Spain mounted a defense of the bikini in 1953, he had no idea it would trigger the fall of Franco’s Fascist regime
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Let me tell you about a technology that’s censor-proof, beyond the reach of A.I., and optimized for “deeper reading.” It’s called ink on paper
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Has it been six years already?
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During the Cold War, America was a haven for Russian dissidents. Now we’re delivering them to the Kremlin
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The Trump administration has waged war on higher education. Why aren’t more university presidents speaking up?
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How I learned to stop worrying and love Robert S. McNamara (if not the Vietnam War)
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The monologue that momentarily cost Jimmy Kimmel his job tames in comparison to “Howl,” Allen Ginsberg’s poetic lament against the conformist society of 70 years ago
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Was Trump’s second state visit to the U.K. a case of Rex-ploitation?
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Eric Adams as ambassador to Saudi Arabia? Sure, whatever. Anything to get him off New York’s mayoral ballot
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Stop expecting Trump to die in office. Narcissism is the secret to longevity
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“This Is Not Optimism”: a poem for our times
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Two cheers for retaliatory gerrymandering
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In the Hamptons, the real story is how the other half lives. The Shinnecock Indian Nation occupies one of the most destitute areas of Long Island. Some of their wealthy neighbors want to keep it that way
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Prince Andrew’s and Sarah Ferguson’s closeness with Jeffrey Epstein barely scratches the surface of their alleged corruption
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“Leave no money on the table” is as close to a Trump doctrine as we’re likely to get
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The career arcs of Britney Spears, Kanye West, and Donald Trump are proof that celebrities really are just like us—only more so
