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How US police training compares with the rest of the world – BBC News. Rj
NYTimes.com: On Ukraine, Biden Outshines Macron, Scholz — and DeSantis rj
On Ukraine, Biden Outshines Macron, Scholz — and DeSantis
Now we need to help Kyiv win decisively in 2023.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/opinion/ukraine-war-biden-russia.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: Two Different Versions of ‘Cancel Culture’ rj
Two Different Versions of ‘Cancel Culture’
Scott Adams and the lab-leak theory of Covid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/opinion/lab-leak-dilbert-cancel-culture.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: Ancient DNA Reveals History of Hunter-Gatherers in Europe rj
Ancient DNA Reveals History of Hunter-Gatherers in Europe
Looking at DNA gleaned from ancient remains, researchers identified at least eight previously unknown populations of early Europeans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/science/dna-hunter-gatherers-europe.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: Netanyahu Is Shattering Israeli Society rj
Netanyahu Is Shattering Israeli Society
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack on the judiciary is throwing Israel into chaos.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/opinion/netanyahu-israel-palestinians-courts.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes: Our Brains Weren’t Designed for This Kind of Food rj
****** NYTimes.com: Is the Marriage Between Democracy and Capitalism on the Rocks? rj
Is the Marriage Between Democracy and Capitalism on the Rocks?
Never easy, the relationship between the vaunted political system and economic order appears to be in crisis. New books by historians and economists sound the alarm.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/books/review/books-democracy-capitalism.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: Police Brutality Is Not Always About Race
Police Brutality Is Not Always About Race
The killing of Tyre Nichols is a reminder that even the most horrific injustices are often complicated.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/opinion/police-violence-race-poverty.html?smid=em-share
********** NYTimes.com: How to Destroy (What’s Left of) the Mainstream Media’s Credibility rj
How to Destroy (What’s Left of) the Mainstream Media’s Credibility
Objectivity is a hard standard, but good journalism can’t do without it.