Opinion Columns
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A pre-Oscars conversation on the merits and meanings of arts criticismMar 07, 2024 1:15 am - With Oscar Night only a delicious few nights away, the time seems ripe to discuss a topic that’s been on my mind, and in my household, lately. No, it’s not the glamour or...
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College Daze: On campuses as in newsrooms, orthodoxy rulesMar 06, 2024 3:15 am - In a recent piece in The Atlantic, former New York Times staffer Adam Rubenstein went public with his firsthand account of what has become the classic story of the Times'...
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We're getting the band back togetherMar 06, 2024 2:00 am - I don't live in the kind of city that gets Lady Gaga live for one night, or Taylor Swift. I live in the kind of city that gets a Journey tribute band that sounds just lik...
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Some idiosyncratic observations of the elections so farMar 04, 2024 2:33 pm - Herewith some idiosyncratic, perhaps eccentric, observations on the electoral contests so far in this presidential cycle. 1. Turnout is down. In the first five contests —...
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Trump scores with the Supreme CourtMar 04, 2024 2:23 pm - The Supreme Court did not have to take up Trump's immunity case. When Jack Smith went to the court and asked them to fast-track the case — avoiding the delay that an appe...
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Let’s stop China’s ambition for world aviation dominanceMar 03, 2024 4:30 am - In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its third year, Asia-Pacific regional safety, peace, stability and prosperity is increasingly important and is everyon...
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Rounding out Black History Month with National Geographic's 'Genius: MLK/X' anthologyMar 03, 2024 1:45 am - For the past two years, students in my Black History Sports Icons course have watched Regina King's Academy-nominated film “One Night in Miami” to begin our section on Mu...
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A pro-Russian U.S. president moves from fiction to realityMar 01, 2024 2:15 am - Way back when, I served as senior counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee. That experience provided background for my 2011 novel “Drop By Drop.” In it, top U.S. offi...
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Nostalgia versus numbers: Challenging America's economic pessimismMar 01, 2024 1:30 am - America is celebrated for its economic dynamism and ample and generously paid employment opportunities. It's a nation that attracts immigrants from around the world. Yet ...
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The uncertain Ukraine war grinds onFeb 29, 2024 3:30 am - February brought the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the start of the third year of war. Despite brutal efforts by the much larger invader, includi...