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Dowd: The stuff that nightmares are made of; AI takes Hollywood
Actors and others are alarmed by the latest starlet: Tilly Norwood, an AI creation that doesn’t age.
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Schwab: After the last week, we could all use a Tylenol
Trump dispenses medical advice, obedient lawyers, travel advisories and calls up Gen. Mayhem.
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Friedman: Peace plan unlikely, but it requires every effort
It can work as designed, but every step it comes closer to peace means some will fight to…
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French: Trump, Bondi tailor a crime that’s a poor fit for Comey
The only clear evidence in the indictment of James Comey is that Trump wants revenge.
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Dowd: If you’re not worried about AI, time to take another look
Elon Musk’s Grok is turning young men inward, while AI advances faster than we can grasp its power.
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Welch: Business case for Kroger’s closure of Everett Fred Meyer
The grocery chain cited theft, but other costs from labor, taxes and regulation certainly contributed.
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Stephens: And just like that, left cared about free speech again
Yes, there are examples on both sides, but liberals had long failed to see the dangers of cultural…
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Harrop: Which is greater danger: Comics or sex traffickers?
Trump has stepped up his distraction game; now going after late-night talk show hosts.
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Schwab: We’re seeing who Trump & Co. are; can we go another way?
Trump stated it no more plainly than ‘I hate my opponent.’ Is this the America for which you…
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French: Latest TikTok dance video? The Crony Capitalism Cha-Cha
Trump, ignoring Congress and U.S. security, has pushed a deal with China that benefits billionaires.
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Burke: As democracy dismantled step by step, take these steps
Georgia’s Stacy Abrams has advice on how to begin countering the rollback of rights under Trump.
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Douthat: Conservatives have a point on Kimmel; Trump misses it
Rather than oversee a correction on civic responsibility, Trump wants those institutions to serve him.
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Schwab: Weaponization of an atrocity invites atrocity
Past leaders sought to unite Americans in times of tumult; Trump is using tragedy to further his aims.
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Comment: We’re losing our culture of argument and its purpose
We’re losing an understanding of the purpose of Socratic argument and learning what we don’t know.
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Saunders: The ‘bad actors’ virtue-signaling opposition to Israel
Film workers signed a petition in support of Palestinians but ignore who is responsible for the war.
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Welch: State’s climate act hides cost to gas and its spending
The CCA is at least partly to blame for the highest gas price in the U.S. Is it…
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Friedman: Peace that Trump should seek is in his own land
It’s in his power to call for his political allies and opponents to stand together and speak against…
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Harrop: Murder can’t be erased; why lighten its sentences?
Yes, mental illness by those convicted of violence should be treated. But should release follow?
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Stephens: Recognizing Palestine does nothing for Palestinians
It and other virtue signaling that condemns Israel fosters antisemitism and offers no hope for resolution.