Political Scientists Want to Know Why We Hate One Another This Much
What does the rise of partisan sectarians portend for the rest of us?
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Stories of Slavery, From Those Who Survived It
The Federal Writers’ Project narratives provide an all-too-rare link to our past.
****** Revenge of the Brits
British editors are suddenly leading several U.S. publications. Can it last?
What Will Become of American Civilization?
Conspiracism and hyper-partisanship in the nation’s fastest-growing city
**** For Hamas, Everything Is Going According to Plan
Why accept a peace proposal when the goal is “permanent war”?
Americans Are Mad About All the Wrong Costs
Don’t complain about the price of a Big Mac. Complain about the price of a house.
NYTimes.com: Freedom’s Just Another Word for Not Paying Taxes
Freedom’s Just Another Word for Not Paying Taxes
Why America’s oligarchs are rallying around Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/opinion/trump-biden-billionaires-taxes.html?smid=em-share
***** NYTimes.com: Justice Alito Is Right About One Thing
Justice Alito Is Right About One Thing
There cannot be compromise on the question of American democracy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/opinion/samuel-alito-comments-recording.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: Mississippi Opens the Playbook for Dismantling a Free Press
Mississippi Opens the Playbook for Dismantling a Free Press
A politician’s defamation case against a small Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization is designed to drain its financial resources.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/opinion/mississippi-press-freedom-republicans.html?smid=em-share
******* NYTimes.com: What Happens to Gifted Children
What Happens to Gifted Children
Intelligence strongly correlates with positive educational and career outcomes, but it is not everything.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/opinion/gifted-children-intelligence.html?smid=em-share