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‘A Last Act of Intimate Kindness’
The message I had dreaded for years appeared on my phone: “Looking to find the sister of my patient, Jay…
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The Mysteries of Mar-a-Lago
Donald J. Trump loves to attack the “deep state” — the imaginary cabal of soldiers, spies and secret agents seeking…
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The Mirage of Women’s Freedom in Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is officially back in good standing, having spent his summer putting the…
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The New Tax Bill Doesn’t Touch the Wealthy
Early in my deal-making career, a Wall Street veteran counseled me to “never let the perfect be the enemy of…
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Why Liberals Need to Radically Change the Rules of Our Politics
When liberals lose in the Supreme Court — as they increasingly have over the past half-century — they usually say…
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Once Alarmed, Mainstream Pennsylvania Republicans Unite Around Mastriano
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Before Pennsylvania’s primary, much of the state’s Republican establishment agreed that Doug Mastriano would be a…
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Bruce Reinhart, the Magistrate Judge Who Approved the Mar-a-Lago Search
Ever since the F.B.I. searched the Mar-a-Lago estate of former President Donald J. Trump for classified documents, the federal judge…
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What Biden Has — and Hasn’t — Done
There’s something strange in the D.C. air these days. It smells a bit like … competence. Seriously, it has been…
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The Man Who Found His Inner Depths
One morning in the fall of 1936, 10-year-old Frederick Buechner and his younger brother were playing in their room. Their…
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California Needs More Housing. Unions Might Stand in the Way.
One cause of California’s severe shortage of housing is well known: The state is plagued by byzantine zoning rules and…