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Clinton’s story is one of men’s weaknesses as well as a woman’s strength.
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The remote chance of a Donald Trump win is only one reason to tremble.
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Shocking Success
There are crucial lessons in the 2016 race’s cruel turn.
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The party bears plenty of blame for its sorry lot — and for the country’s.
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Demand for Love
His meeting with The Times was a marvel of boasting and bending.
View ArticleThe Pretend Populism of Donald Trump
The “blue-collar billionaire” is looking plenty regal so far.
View ArticleThe Case for Mitt Romney
Donald Trump’s smartest move would be to make one of his fiercest critics his secretary of state.
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How long can the House speaker bite his tongue about the president-elect?
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Bottomless Secretarial Pool
The president-elect’s chaotic search for a key post was a mirror of the man himself.
View ArticleThe Plague of ‘Early Decision’
A popular college admissions practice is unjust and unwise.
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They were one of a kind, and yet they were all of us.
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Disastrous Example
The mess over a congressional ethics office reflects the muck of his own behavior.
View ArticleThe Dark Magic of Kellyanne Conway
Donald Trump’s cheeriest defender is a political wonder.
View ArticleThis Year, #OscarsSoBlack?
Against a backdrop of tense race relations, three widely praised movies should bring needed diversity to this year’s Academy Award nominations.
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