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I Was a Republican Partisan. It Altered the Way I Saw the World.
I’m having the strongest sense of déjà vu. In 2012, I was a Republican partisan. This was when I was…
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Beware the Pettiness of the Powerful
Donald Trump isn’t exactly Don Quixote, but he does have a thing against windmills. Indeed, Trump’s animus toward wind power…
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What MAGA’s Beef With Lab-Grown Meat Says About the G.O.P.
By Paul Krugman Produced by Derek Arthur and Jillian Weinberger Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida recently signed a bill that…
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The Hardening of the Israeli Psyche
It was the pictures of Palestinians swimming and sunning at a Gaza beach that rubbed Yehuda Shlezinger, an Israeli journalist,…
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Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.
In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new…
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When Donald Trump Met Hannibal Lecter
How many of your acquaintances have been eaten by an immigrant who crossed the U.S. border illegally? How many such…
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What Is Your Favorite Sports Video Game? We Want to Know.
Sports video games are emotionally powerful and an opportunity for bragging rights. Which one is still stuck in your mind?
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Help! Our Cruise Operator Went Bankrupt and We Are Out $17,905.
A couple purchased an Arabian Sea voyage, but Vantage, the cruise company, went under. Their travel insurance was supposed to…
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‘Terraces’ Review: A Stunning Tragedy Revisits the Paris Terror Attacks
The French writer Laurent Gaudé taps into collective trauma from the Nov. 13, 2015 terrorist outrage and channels it into…
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for…