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The vice president welcomes anti-Semites into the Republican coalition.
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Teachers are generally much more concerned about doing right by their students than they are about angering parents and community members.
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Girls Play Dead is a transformative analysis of what sexual assault does to women.
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A new book by the right-wing activist, who was murdered in September, has moments of seriousness, beauty, and cross-partisan appeal.
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The Island Without Time
I traveled above the Arctic Circle to find out whether a town really can live free from the clock.
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âTamales are different not just from country to country, but also from region to region and even from abuela to abuela.â (From 2018)
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What my father learned working in a nuclear-bomb shelter is what every parent knows deep down: We canât protect the ones we love forever. (From 2022)
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âThat such a book should find an enduring place in the affectionate admiration of mankind is an inevitable result of the highest moral and mental excellence.â (From 1868)
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Staff writer Graeme Wood reported on the Islamic State for years. He shares his thoughts in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack.
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The University of Michiganâs Will Thomas on how President Donald Trump is using cryptocurrencies to enrich himself and his allies. Plus: David on the attack at Bondi Beach and lessons on courage from Joseph Conradâs Lord Jim.
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The heavily redacted trove of documents is shocking, disorienting, andâmost importantâincomplete.
LIMITED SERIESAutocracy in America
There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
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Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.
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