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Looking Beyond the Obamacare Debate to Improve Health Care
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On both the federal and state levels, lawmakers could embrace a variety of proposals to expand coverage. Comments
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Brit-Pop for a Nuclear Standoff
By MAYA WEST
One thing we know how to do in Seoul is wait.
NICHOLAS KRISTOF
There Once Was a Great Nation With an Unstable Leader
This might be a good time for disheartened Americans to remember that Rome survived Caligula. Comments
FRANK BRUNI
The Worst (and Best) Places to Be Gay in America
If the Trump administration won’t protect gay people, we’re at the mercy of our ZIP codes.
PETER WEHNER
Behold Our ‘Child King’
Republicans need to start thinking of themselves as a shadow government. Comments
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When the Next Hurricane Hits Texas
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The petrochemical industry from Galveston to Houston is an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen.
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The Rush to Exploit the Arctic
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
As the ice melts, a Russian tanker sets a record, and sets off worries about the fragile environment.
Editorial Observer
President Trump and the Baby-Sitters Club
By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON
Rallies are fun, but nothing gets done, and Mr. Trump gets angry!
ADAM GRANT
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JILL FILIPOVIC
Donald Was a Creep. Too Bad Hillary Couldn’t Say It.
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MOLLY WORTHEN
Memorize That Poem!
Anthony Gerace
Let’s reach beyond our Twitter feeds and show we care about words again. Comments
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Diana Saved the Queen
By JENNI RUSSELL
Despite her troubled life and tragic death, “the people’s princess” repaired Britain’s broken monarchy.
Loose Ends
The Hunter-Gatherers of 2017
By RIANE KONC
My ancestors were a resourceful bunch. Here, they’ve fashioned a coat rack out of a tree stump. Here, a cinder block serves as a nightstand.
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Cure Yourself of Tree Blindness
By GABRIEL POPKIN
Once you can identify a few species, you find yourself beginning to pay attention.
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Johnny Goes to College
By LAURIE LINDEEN
My ex and I on a cross-country drive to drop off our son at school? Um, no problem. Comments
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Two Lessons in Prejudice
By SAÏD SAYRAFIEZADEH
It feels better to be the victimizer than the victim.
Disability
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By JOSEPH J. FINS
Minimally conscious patients suffer a segregation we would not permit for any other group of people. Comments
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Fearing a Resurgence of Anti-Semitism
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‘The Voter Suppression Trail’
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America’s Farms and Immigrant Labor
Readers respond to Senator Jeff Flake’s homage to the Mexican worker on his family’s ranch.
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Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio, Former Sheriff
Readers decry the pardon. One calls it “yet another example of Mr. Trump’s scant regard for established processes and protocols.”
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Why the Race for Mayor Looks So Sad
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Setting a fund-raising minimum for candidates to join the debates limits the voices in an already shrunken race.
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The industry that profits from jailing the poor fights for its business, at the expense of justice. Comments
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Grandfather and the Bounty Hunters
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By LIEN-HANG NGUYEN
In 1967, Hanoi cracked down on the politicians, artists and intellectuals who opposed its war effort. Comments
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Why I’m Not Returning My Liberty University Diploma
By JOY BETH SMITH
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