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When African Women Are Raped, Where Is the Outrage?
In the summer of 2023, while I was negotiating the price of a pair of cloud-shaped wire sunglasses, a man…
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The Other Safety Crisis in New York’s Subways
A few months before Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered some 1,000 members of the state police and National Guard to patrol…
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David Brooks: Resist the Pull of ‘Us vs. Them’ Thinking
By David Brooks Produced by Vishakha Darbha The New York Times Opinion columnist David Brooks worries that the United States…
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Love the Sinner. Or Maybe Just Kill Him.
Our crime columnist reviews new novels by Andrey Kurkov, Kristen Perrin and others.
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How Not to Think Like a Fascist
In his latest book, the prolific British psychoanalyst Adam Phillips promotes curiosity, improvisation and conflict as antidotes to the deadening…
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What Polling Tells Us About What a Trump Conviction Would Mean
We have a presidential election between two candidates that few Americans wanted to see. As much as people argue and…
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One Thing Keeping Democratic Strategists Up at Night
The composition of the minority electorate in the United States is rapidly changing. This constituency was once dominated by Black…
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Oprah — and America — Embrace the Promise of Ozempic
Oprah’s back and she wants to talk about losing weight. Again. On Monday, Oprah’s ABC special, “Shame, Blame and the…
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How the Windsor Women Became Human Shields
Once upon a time, a handsome young prince surveyed all the lovely, intelligent, kindhearted ladies of the land and, from…
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Cola Boyy, Indie Singer and Disability Activist, Dies at 34
Cola Boyy, whose real name was Matthew Urango, sang and produced his own brand of disco music. Born with spina…