Ozempic or Bust
America has been trying to address the obesity epidemic for four decades now. So far, each new “solution” has failed to live up to its early promise.
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It’s not that Trump bore any malice toward Daniels; it’s that she mattered to him only as a vehicle to sex.
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Lawmakers have argued that the Chinese internet is better for kids. They’re wrong.
The Gordon Parks Foundation She Was No ‘Mammy’
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Anti-Semitism on the right and the left threatens to bring to a close an unprecedented period of safety and prosperity for Jewish Americans—and demolish the liberal order they helped establish.
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The New Propaganda War
Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.
What It Takes to Be a Trial Lawyer If You’re Not a Man
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Isabel Seliger / Sepia The Sriracha Shortage Is a Very Bad Sign
Chili peppers thrive in hot and dry conditions. But even they have their limits. (From 2023)
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The tragedy of our exploding ghettos has historical roots in the false expectations of the Reconstruction era, and in the refusal of American citizens to sense the frustration and violence gathering in the slums. (From 1967)
Associated Press Science: Careers for Women
The growing need for research workers and scientists has opened new doors for both single women and those combining marriage and a career. (From 1957)
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