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Stephens: Time for Never Trumpers like me to admit we erred
We overstated the case against Trump. Now we should try to move ahead with what he gets right.
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Douthat: What will it take to make pop culture great again?
Maybe what movies, TV, music and more needs is being less content with just being successful.
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By Sid Schwab / Herald Columnist
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Stephens: Al-Assad’s fall offers new paths in Syria, elsewhere
How the U.S. moves forward now will influence decisions and actions throughout the Middle East.
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Harrop: Understanding the anger behind insurance CEO’s murder
You don’t have to condone a vigilante to understand why so many people see the assailant as a…
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Saunders: A good DOGE idea: Tell workers to return to office
With covid a bad memory, why are most federal employees working from home and not at their offices?
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Goldman: What Trump’s crush on Argentina’s ‘madman’ means here
Admiration for Javier Milei is based in a small-government conservatism in feral tech-bro form.
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Krugman: Hope for moving past resentment-driven politics
Paul Krugman reflects on what’s changed in his 25 years as a New York Times columnist.
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Friedman: Five quick takes on the regime change in Syria
All thoughts that the U.S. should not be involved ignore the opportunity and peril of the situation.
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Stephens: Syrians also have Israel to thank for liberation
Israel’s pursuit of Iran-backed terrorists helped to weaken and isolate al-Assad from his supporters.
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Collins: A second-rate crime warrants second-rate pardon
Biden’s pardon of his son was ill-advised, but Trump has already had some doozies of his own.
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Schwab: Begging readers’ pardon, a defense of the ‘indefensible’
Considering the context of all that transpired, Biden’s pardon of his son is itself a pardonable sin.
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Tufekci: Without a law, your private data is up for grabs
Even location data from a weather app can be sold to police and scammers. Are you OK with…
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Blow: Prison needn’t be a sentence for children of incarcerated
An Atlanta-based charity, Foreverfamily, works to provide kids a more normal relationship with parents.
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Burke: What will mass deportation look like in our hometowns?
The roundups of undocumented workers could thin specific workforces and disrupt local businesses.
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French: Danger of Kash Patel as FBI head is loyalty to Trump
Patel wouldn’t come after criminals; he would come after those deemed disloyal or opposed to Trump.
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Stephens: Biden’s pardon of son a disgrace and a betrayal
Biden’s action to protect his son from consequences proves what Trump’s supporters believed all along.
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French: Welcome stranger in by supporting homeless outreach
Feeding and sheltering those in need won’t alone fix homelessness, but it builds relationships that can.
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McMillian Cottom: How to help those still devasted by Helene
Among charities, consider Southern Smoke, which aids families employed in the hospitality industry.
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Brooks: The challenge to institutions presented by Trumpism
To save America, we need to reform its hidebound institutions before Trumpists tear them all down.