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Mixed News About Opioid Overdoses
Readers discuss reports of a decline in deaths in the U.S. but a rise in Baltimore.
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Holy Cow, 34 for 45!
WASHINGTON — At Nativity grade school, we grew up steeped in the lore — and gore — of martyrs. For…
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Scenes From a Historic Verdict
In recent weeks, the scene outside the criminal courthouse in Downtown Manhattan where former President Donald Trump was standing trial…
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How to Think Through the Moral Tangle in Gaza
I’ve been on a book tour for the last few weeks, speaking around the country, and one of the questions…
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Mexico’s Women Are Speaking. Will a Female President Listen?
My mother was born in 1943 in a country where she was not allowed to vote. The Mexican government did…
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South Africa Is Not a Metaphor
If you want to understand why the party that liberated South Africa from white rule lost its parliamentary majority in…
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Security Deposits: Your Landlord May Owe You More Than You Think
Landlords are required to put security deposits in interest-bearing bank accounts. How much of that interest goes to you?
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I Was Skeptical of the ‘Zombie’ Trump Case. I Stand Corrected.
When it came to the New York prosecution of Donald Trump, I was skeptical. I was among the commentators who…
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Why Can’t College Grads Find Jobs? Here Are Some Theories — and Fixes.
Many new college graduates are having an awful time finding jobs, as I wrote in April and in early May.…
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Jennifer Lopez Cancels Summer Tour
The singer and actress said she was “heartsick and devastated” about the decision, which comes on the heels of a…