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Republican Leaders Once Thought January 6 Was ‘Tragic’
Republicans used to denounce the violent insurrectionists of January 6. Their rhetoric is no longer operative.
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The Crypto World Is Already Mad at Trump
The president’s new cryptocurrency is even too brazen for some of his supporters.
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How the Village People Explain Trump
Showing off his new big tent, the returning president played circus master to a strange kind...
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The Tech Oligarchy Arrives
Donald Trump’s inauguration signaled a new alliance—for now—with some of the world’s wealthiest men.
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How Donald Trump Got Ready for His Close-Up
The inaugural festivities placed the president’s flair for stagecraft on full display.
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Billions of People in the Palm of Trump’s Hand
Today leaders of the world’s largest technology platforms kissed the president’s ring.
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The Gilded Age of Trump Begins Now
His second inaugural address promised a “golden age,” but the ideas in it evoked the late...
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‘If There’s One Person Who Keeps Their Word, It’s Donald Trump’
At Trump’s last rally before returning to the White House, an ecstatic audience anticipated a historic...
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The First Known Photograph of a U.S. Presidential Inauguration
An image of the 1857 inauguration of President James Buchanan
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Please Don’t Make Me Say My Boyfriend’s Name
Why calling loved ones by their name is strangely awkward
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What Trump Did to Police Officers
On January 6, 2021, Trump’s supporters attacked scores of law-enforcement officers as the president stood by.
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Pornography Shouldn’t Be So Easy for Kids to Access
The risks associated with childhood exposure to such material are real, and worthy of special attention.
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Diplomacy Is All Hamas Has Left in the Arsenal
For the Islamist militant group, armed struggle now looks like a dead end. Its future in...
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The Tragedy of the Classified Documents Case
The failure of this particular prosecution is not the most serious or influential. But it might...
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A True-Crime Reading List
Spend time with tales of an audacious prison break, a mobster’s downfall, and more.
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Trump Triggers a Crisis in Denmark—And Europe
What a single phone call from the president-elect did to an unswerving American ally
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How the United States Learned to Love Internet Censorship
America was once seen as the home of the free internet. That era is now over.
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How Americans Drink
Perspectives on moderate alcohol consumption have flip-flopped over the decades.
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Emergency Powers Are About to Be Tested
Trump’s potential use of extraordinary authorities may be the first signal of how he intends to...
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What David Lynch Knew About the Weather
The filmmaker’s COVID-era L.A. forecasts found the eerie in the everyday.
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The End of L.A.’s Magical Thinking
The fires around Los Angeles are getting under control. But, inevitably, another fire will start.
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Soda’s Rebound Moment
Discouraging soda drinking has been a public-health aim for decades. But the beverage is still embedded...
