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Kristof: Climate peril we overlook has already arrived
We’re living — rather, dying — with the climate crisis as heat and smoke claim more lives each…
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Paul: Parsing line between vocabulary fairness and euphemism
There are reasons to remake terms like ‘felon,’ ‘homeless’ and ‘slave,’ but they flirt with robbing language’s impact.
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Krugman: Fact check: Europe doing more for Ukraine than U.S.
Among his misstatements, Trump got it wrong that Europe has provided less aid than the U.S. has.
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Bouie: Trump is incomprehensible, but there’s a message there
Amid the jumble of thoughts, understand that he intends economic and political retribution for himself.
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Goldberg: Why is Tucker Carlson entertaining Holocaust denial?
It’s about making authoritarianism permissible in the present and imaginable in the future.
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Schwab: Breaking down debate lies for Trump’s unshakable 30%
No doubt, they’re certain he won, but if only they would stop for a moment and look past…
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Krugman: Harris absolutely shouldn’t explain Biden’s economy
Not because it’s a bad record (just the opposite) but because voters can’t be convinced otherwise.
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Krugman: Trump’s promise of $2-a-gallon gas is a mirage
Unless Trump plans on throwing the U.S. economy into depression, we’re not going to see gas that cheap.
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Blow: Harris proved who Trump is; and who she is
Trump was Napoleon-like in his tendency to believe his own propaganda and take the bait Harris laid out.
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Bouie: Vance echoes boss with smear against Haitian immigrants
There’s no basis to a rumor about disappearing pets in Ohio, yet Vance persists in cynical attack.
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Goldberg: Why Trump won’t pay price for his shift on abortion
The Christians most allied with Trump are OK with him waffling on abortion; as long as he wins.
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Burke: Judge these former presidents by their words
To add to what you heard in last night’s debate, enjoy some select past quotes from Donald Trump.
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Friedman: The 23 words Harris can say to win debate, election
“Joe and I got a lot of things right, but we got some things wrong, too; and here…
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Douthat: Yes, it’s a toss-up, but here’s why Trump may win
All considered, Harris should be doing better than she is now. And the polls always underestimate Trump.
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Krugman: It should be clear now; it’s time for rate cut, Fed
The last five reports on inflation and jobs show inflation is over; waiting any longer risks recession.
Life
Reflections on triumph and tragedy
I recently saw the remake of “A Star Is Born.” It’s a well-done film. I had no idea…
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Blow: Trump team desperately scrounging for Harris-Walz scandals
Surprises are always possible, but as yet, nothing slung at the Democratic ticket seems to have landed.
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Schwab: Like wearing flip-flops to a cemetery
Trump didn’t wear flip-flops to Arlington, of course; he saved them for his stance on abortion.
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Krugman: Crypto finds purpose as clothier to its emperors
In backing those officials who tout its future success it’s inadvertently showing its uselessness.