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August 15, 2017

How to Roll Back Fanaticism

Modesty is the most powerful answer. It means having the courage to see the world as complicated and progress as a product of balancing competing truths.
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Published on August 15, 2017 01:01

August 11, 2017

Sundar Pichai Should Resign as Google’s C.E.O.

His handling of the fallout from James Damore’s memo shows he’s in the wrong job.
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Published on August 11, 2017 01:02

August 8, 2017

Getting Trump Out of My Brain

Things won’t just snap back to “normal” after Trump’s gone.
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Published on August 08, 2017 01:09

August 4, 2017

Can People Change After Middle Age?

Two community volunteers in Shreveport, La., are evidence that they can.
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Published on August 04, 2017 01:00

August 1, 2017

Before Manliness Lost Its Virtue

The ancient Greeks wouldn’t recognize the Trump administration’s concept of manliness.
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Published on August 01, 2017 01:06

July 28, 2017

Jeff Flake Plants a Flag

With a new book, a Republican senator protests for all to read.
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Published on July 28, 2017 01:02

July 25, 2017

How Cool Works in America Today

Wokeness shares cool’s rebel posture, but it is the opposite of cool in certain respects.
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Published on July 25, 2017 01:00

July 21, 2017

Republicans Can’t Pass Bills

The G.O.P. used to be willing to govern. Not now.
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Published on July 21, 2017 00:59

July 18, 2017

Getting Radical About Inequality

A French philosopher looked at power struggles. Understanding his thinking might also provide some insight into President Trump.
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Published on July 18, 2017 00:56

July 14, 2017

Moral Vacuum in the House of Trump

It took generations to evolve to Donald Jr.’s lack of ethics.
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Published on July 14, 2017 00:50

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