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Bret Stephens

Why Does ‘The New York Times’ Have So Little Respect for Its Readers? Why Does ‘The New York Times’ Have So Little Respect for Its Readers?

In the name of ideological diversity, the paper of record has hired a proud and deliberate purveyor of propaganda and misinformation.

May 18, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Girls and Soldier Conflict Over Soccer

FIFA Punts on Palestine and Fouls Its Own Bylaws FIFA Punts on Palestine and Fouls Its Own Bylaws

The world soccer body has decreed that the West Bank is just land without teams for teams without a land.

May 18, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Robert Mueller

4 Reasons Why Robert Mueller Is an Ideal Special Counsel 4 Reasons Why Robert Mueller Is an Ideal Special Counsel

By temperament and experience, Mueller represents an antidote to the Trump administration’s defiant stance against the laws of the land.

May 18, 2017 / Karen J. Greenberg

Trump Boards Plane

Will Trump Even Make It Through One Term? Will Trump Even Make It Through One Term?

Harold Meyerson on the politics of impeachment, D.D. Guttenplan on Democratic hopes in Montana, and Amy Wilentz on Ivanka’s new book.  

May 18, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Letters From the June 5-12, 2017, Issue Letters From the June 5-12, 2017, Issue

A history of colonization… Democracy or disintegration?… Borne back ceaselessly…

May 18, 2017 / Our Readers

AHCA Protest

The Republican Health-Care Bill The Republican Health-Care Bill

They needed a triumph the White House could share, No matter how many it left without care. They managed to clear a congressional clot, But “First, do no harm” was what they forgot…

May 18, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Puzzle No. 3433

Puzzle No. 3433 Puzzle No. 3433

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Jokester in Alabama is a religious figure (8)  5 One visited a writer, mid-morning, after all-night party (5)  9 Ho…

May 18, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Mysticism of Louis Kahn

The Mysticism of Louis Kahn The Mysticism of Louis Kahn

After walking through the buildings he designed, it is impossible to imagine a world without them.

May 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Paul Goldberger

Donald Trump Iowa Campaign Stop

How Donald Trump’s Words Create Emergencies How Donald Trump’s Words Create Emergencies

A linguistic political analysis.

May 18, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

How the ‘Populist’ President is Creating an Aristocracy

How the ‘Populist’ President is Creating an Aristocracy How the ‘Populist’ President is Creating an Aristocracy

Not quite what voters expected.

May 18, 2017 / Mike Konczal

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