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Lyndon Johnson Was No Friend of Martin Luther King Jr.
We have long known about the F.B.I. director J. Edgar Hoover’s animus toward the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
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The World Admires Singapore’s Benevolent Autocracy. Should It?
Do benevolent autocracies get better results than democracies? I’ve pondered this question since last summer, when I heard highly educated…
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Jet-Setting With Clarence Thomas Puts Spotlight on an Eccentric Billionaire
The justice’s relationship with Harlan Crow has raised questions about whether a friendship can be separated from politics and intensified…
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Combative President of New York Police Union to Bow Out After 6 Terms
Patrick J. Lynch, who has been president of the Police Benevolent Association since 1999, just negotiated a new contract. He…
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Paul Whelan’s family says he was able to call home, ending nearly two weeks of silence.
Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who has been detained in Russia for more than four years, was able to…
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Vivan Sundaram, 79, Dies; a Pivotal, and Political, Figure in Indian Art
Veering from European-inspired abstraction, he embraced multimedia forms to reflect the realities of a country torn by ethnic and religious…
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Airstrike in Rebel-Held Region of Myanmar Kills at Least 100
It was the junta’s deadliest attack since seizing power in 2021. As resistance forces have become better armed, the military…
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Michael Lerner, ‘Elf’ and ‘Barton Fink’ Actor, Dies at 81
“I would love people to know that I am a chameleon,” Mr. Lerner, who was nominated for a best supporting…
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Chicago’s Mayoral Race Pits the Teachers Union Against the Police Union
In a city known for its unions, two loom over the Paul Vallas-Brandon Johnson race, and no labor leader is…
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Al Jaffee, King of the Mad Magazine Fold-In, Dies at 102
For 55 years, he encouraged fans of the satiric magazine to mutilate it.