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Nov 17, 2018
Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' Mixes Honesty With Optimism
IDEAS
by Angie Thomas
Nov 16, 2018
It's Going to Take More Than Background Checks and AR-15 Bans to Stop Mass Shootings
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by John Donohue
Nov 16, 2018
People Say It's Boring to Talk About a Dream You Had. Here's Why You Should Do It Anyway
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by Alice Robb
Nov 16, 2018
How to Make Friends as a Middle-Aged Man, Even If the Idea Makes You Feel Weird
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by Ross McCammon
Nov 15, 2018
Churchill's Surprising Anti-Americanism And What Changed
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by Andrew Roberts
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Nov 15, 2018
I’ve Worked in Republican Politics. The Party’s Voter Suppression in the Midterms Has Been a Disgrace
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by Elise Jordan
Nov 15, 2018
I Love America. That’s Why I Have to Tell the Truth About It
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by Viet Thanh Nguyễn
Nov 14, 2018
How Traumatized Children See the World, According to Their Drawings
by Naina Bajekal
Nov 14, 2018
A Photographer Challenges Myths About Class and Poverty in America
WORLD
by Katie Reilly
Nov 13, 2018
In Yemen, Trump's 'America First' Has Morphed Into 'Saudi First'
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by Wardah Khalid
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Nov 12, 2018
The Insides of Veterans' Cars Shed Light on Their Fight for Normalcy
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by Clara Mokri
Nov 11, 2018
How to Fix the Broken Supreme Court Confirmation Mess
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by John C. Danforth
Nov 9, 2018
How a Divided Congress Can Actually Get Along
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by Joe Lieberman
Nov 8, 2018
Why the Midterm Results Should Concern You Regardless of Which Party You Support
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by Michael Li
Nov 5, 2018
Why It Would Be a Major Military Mistake to Deploy Troops to Confront the Migrant Caravans
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by James Stavridis