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The One Idea That Could Save American Democracy

These days, we often hear that democracy is on the ballot. And there’s a truth to that: Winning elections is…

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The Internet Is a Wasteland, So Give Kids Better Places to Go

In January, I had the odd experience of nodding along with Senator Lindsey Graham, who can usually be relied on…

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Is It Wrong to Go to a Guys-Only Night?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the appropriateness of gender-exclusive spaces.

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Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Politically Obtuse Plutocrats

All Wall Street wants is a good hypocrite — someone who can convince the Republican base that he or she…

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The G.O.P. Goes Full-on Extremist

There are no moderate Republicans in the House of Representatives. Oh, no doubt some members are privately appalled by the…

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Same-Sex Behavior Evolved in Many Mammals to Reduce Conflict, Study Suggests

But the researchers cautioned that the work could not shed much light on sexual orientation in humans.

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How China Made Its Housing Crisis Worse

Years of inattention to building an adequate safety net for seniors, the jobless and others in financial stress have left…

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Dog Parks Are Great for People. Too Bad They’re Terrible for Dogs.

For urban dog owners with a live-wire canine bouncing off the apartment walls, an enclosed dog park can feel like…

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Is Fear of Crime a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?

Violent crime — homicides, robberies, gun assaults — has begun to fall from pandemic-era levels. But people are scared. According…

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Legacy Admissions Don’t Work the Way You Think They Do

Just four days after the Supreme Court rejected racial preferences in college admissions, a consortium of Black and Latino interest…

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