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Jan 27, 2020
Kobe’s Basketball Greatness Made Him a Hero to So Many Kids. What Happens When a Child’s Hero Dies?
IDEAS
by David French
Jan 27, 2020
Germany Is Often Praised for Facing Up to Its Nazi Past. But Even There, the Memory of the Holocaust Is Still Up for Debate
HISTORY
by Jacob S. Eder
Jan 25, 2020
Do Morals Ever Matter in American Foreign Policy?
IDEAS
by Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Jan 24, 2020
How Do We Remember Victims of Mass Murder? A Holocaust Survivor's Daughter on How She Honors Her Family
IDEAS
by Helen Epstein
Jan 24, 2020
What Translating a Firsthand Account of Life in Auschwitz Taught Me About the Language of Suffering
HISTORY
by David Colmer
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Jan 24, 2020
The Growing Threat to Free Speech Online
IDEAS
by David French
Jan 23, 2020
What a Landmark LGBTQ Case Reveals About Two Clashing Visions of America
IDEAS
by Marlon James
Jan 23, 2020
Child Poverty Is a Moral Tragedy. This Policy Would Significantly Reduce the Number of Kids Affected
IDEAS
by Jeff Madrick
Jan 23, 2020
After Trump's Bold Move, Iran Is Left With Few Strategic Options
IDEAS
by Ian Bremmer
Jan 23, 2020
Is It Unethical to Watch Football With Your Kids?
SPORTS
by Sean Gregory
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Jan 21, 2020
Laws Across the Country Are Keeping Parents From Making Choices About Their Kids' Education. The Supreme Court Should Strike Them Down
IDEAS
by Paul D. Clement and Jeanne Allen
Jan 21, 2020
What It's Like to Never Ever See Yourself on TV
IDEAS
by Charles Yu
Jan 20, 2020
John Roberts Has More Power Than Mitch McConnell Would Like You to Think. But Will He Use It?
IDEAS
by Martin London
Jan 17, 2020
People Have Invented More Than 200 Gender-Neutral Pronouns. Here's Why 'They' Is Here to Stay
ENTERTAINMENT
by Katy Steinmetz
Jan 17, 2020
What Happens Next With Russia's Politics
IDEAS
by Ian Bremmer