My younger daughter’s school recently announced that it will pilot a gender-neutral housing program. Next year, upperclassmen at Northwestern will …
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As A Wild Season Ends, What Next?
Last week’s unprecedented rains and devastating floods in Rio de Janeiro are — I think — the final scene in …
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Setback For Net Neutrality
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia established that the Federal Communications Commission …
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We Need More Justices Like Stevens
The retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will remove my favorite jurist from public life, but I am …
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The Last Victims Of Katyn
If you are not Polish and are too young to remember World War II, it is difficult to grasp the …
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Prosecutor, Judge And Jury
There is something disconcerting about the U.S. Transportation Department — acting as prosecutor, judge and jury — slapping the maximum …
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The War We Were Not Meant To See
On a scorching July morning in 2007, American troops, supported by Apache attack helicopters, investigated a report of shots fired …
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It’s Not Cheating To Be Lucky Or Smart
Every time somebody sells a stock, somebody else buys that stock. Brokers put the two together. If the seller happens …
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