Politics
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When Donald Trump Met Hannibal Lecter
How many of your acquaintances have been eaten by an immigrant who crossed the U.S. border illegally? How many such…
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for…
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Which Cities Are Converting the Most Commercial Spaces Into Apartments?
After a slight dip, the creation of new adaptive reuse units rose in 2023.
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I Was Shot in Vermont. What if It Had Been in the West Bank?
That frigid autumn night in Burlington, Vt., was not the first time I had stared down the barrel of a…
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The Nerve of Madonna to Pull It Off, Again
Eighteen years ago, Madonna observed: “Once you pass 35, your age becomes part of the first sentence of anything written.…
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As Bird Flu Looms, the Lessons of Past Pandemics Take on New Urgency
In 1918, an influenza virus jumped from birds to humans and killed an estimated 50 million to 100 million people…
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Kristi Got Her Gun
Kristi Noem did herself no favors with “No Going Back,” her new book featuring a fake story about a dictator…
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Trump Is Still at War With the Constitution
At a rally in Wildwood, N.J., on Saturday, Donald Trump said that if he is re-elected, he will “immediately deport”…
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‘Tradwife’ Content Isn’t Really for Women. It’s for Men Who Want Submissive Wives.
Tradwife content has been a social media phenomenon for a few years, and even though the trend creates a lot…
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Jack Quinn, Lobbyist and White House Counsel for Clinton, Dies at 74
A prototypical Washington insider, he once said, “The hot air index is actually down when people like me go on…