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Ezra Klein 100 Days of Big, Bold, Partisan Change April 29, 2021 By Mr. Klein is an Opinion columnist. I intended to duly fulfill my duty as a political columnist and write about the first 100 days of

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Paul Krugman Good Luck to Republicans if Biden’s Family Plan Becomes Law April 29, 2021 Credit... Sasha Arutyunova for The New York Times By Mr. Krugman is an Opinion columnist. Conservatives beware:

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Outdoor retailer REI calls climate change “the largest existential threat facing our members’ enjoyment of life outdoors and the survival of REI Co-op.” The company has pledged to cut its planet-warmi

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This month, Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, India’s capital and home to millions, tweeted that the city was facing an “acute shortage” of medical oxygen. The message was illuminating on

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Kumbh Melas are held every 12 years. The last Haridwar Kumbh Mela was held in 2010. The actual due date for the ‘current’ Kumbh at Haridwar was 2022, not 2021. So how did it get advanced by one whole

Apple is fond of declaring that the iPad Pro isn’t a computer . But at its “Spring Loaded” event on Tuesday, it unveiled new 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pros that are so well equipped they could do a darn

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The Goldwater Rule prohibits mental health professionals from diagnosing presidents from afar. It does not, however, apply to their pets. And so we must respectfully ask: What’s the deal with Major Bi

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W hat can we honestly say about the new Georgia voting-rights law? The legislation is based on a craven conspiracy theory about 2020 voter fraud. It has drawn a barrage of criticism from Democrats, in

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I still have a photograph of the breakfast I made the morning I ended an eight-year relationship and canceled a wedding. It was an unremarkable breakfast—a fried egg—but it is now digitally fossilized

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Posted on April 1, 2021 Posted by John Scalzi Steve Calhoun asks: Does the money satisfy? I mean this sincerely. I know it’s probably nice to be rich. And I’m personally much better off this year than