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Can You Drown Government in an Empty Bathtub?
Mississippi has long been America’s poorest state, with real gross domestic product per person only about 60 percent of the…
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The Serena Williams ticket demand keeps going up (and up and up).
The further Serena Williams advances into the U.S. Open, the more tickets cost to see her. For Williams’s doubles match…
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Don’t watch much doubles? Here are some differences from singles.
Serena and Venus Williams will be competing in doubles Thursday night against Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka, both of the…
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A Farewell to Readers
I am sad to announce that this will be the last edition of this newsletter. This decision was mine, and…
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A Break That Never Fully Heals
Supported by Continue reading the main storyA Break That Never Fully Heals Kevin Ware Jr. is best known for breaking…
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No Handshake After Ukrainian Loses to Belarusian at the U.S. Open
The bitterness and acrimony from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spilled onto the tennis courts of the U.S. Open again Thursday…
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Prosecute Trump, Despite the Risks?
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Amy Stechler, Documentarian Who Helped Define a Style, Dies at 67
Amy Stechler, who was instrumental in the early years of Florentine Films, the company behind the Ken Burns series “The…
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An N.F.L. Player Tries for a Rookie Year Do-Over
NASHVILLE — Caleb Farley, a Tennessee Titans cornerback, swears he is not an emotional person and rarely cries. But on…
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School Is for Wasting Time and Money
I have deep doubts about the intellectual and social value of schooling. My argument in a nutshell: First, everyone leaves…