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Government Surveillance Keeps Us Safe
This is an extraordinarily dangerous time for the United States and our allies. Israel’s unpreparedness on Oct. 7 shows that…
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Biden’s Small Win — and Bigger Failure — in the Middle East
President Biden’s behind-the-scenes crisis management appears to have helped stop a wider war from igniting in the Middle East —…
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We Regulate a Tiny Fraction of the 12,000 ‘Forever Chemicals.’ There’s a Better Way.
When I was 12 years old, I sat inside a raucous tent revival in West Texas, gripping my seat in…
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Anne Lamott Has Written Classics. This Is Not One of Them.
Slim and precious, “Somehow: Thoughts on Love” doesn’t measure up to her best nonfiction.
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How Did Fan Culture Take Over? And Why Is It So Scary?
REBOOT, by Justin Taylor There are two kinds of novels about American life in the digital age: panoramas and selfies.…
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Passover’s Radical Message Is More Vital Than Ever
What do we do with our pain? What, if anything, can we learn from it? The Bible offers a startling…
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me … What?
If the American experiment finally decides to call it quits, how might a national breakup begin? Perhaps California moves toward…
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Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough Investigate a Chilling Murder
In a joint interview, the actors discuss “Under the Bridge,” their new true-crime series based on a teenager’s brutal killing…
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A Man Hailed as Cindy Birdsong’s Rescuer Is Accused of Exploiting Her
The son of the former Supreme says in court papers that the man who sought to help his mother after…
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‘Stereophonic’ Review: Hitmakers Rendered in Sublime Detail
In David Adjmi’s new play, with songs by Will Butler, a ’70s band’s success breeds tension, and punches up the…