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Politics
The New York Times Shouldn’t Have Published The Anonymous Op-Ed
I wasn’t on the editorial side of opinion writing for very long, but a conversation…
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Some Thoughts About The New Yorker
When Forbes published that op-ed a few weeks ago suggesting that Amazon replace local libraries,…
Society
The Third First Day Of School
My daughter started second grade today. The past two years, I have marked the first…
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Weddings: What the Hell Are You People Buying?
I overheard a friend describing the several weddings that she’s been attending this summer, and…
Politics
Vote – Midterm Primary Edition
In Connecticut, where I think most of my readers are, the primaries are this Tuesday.…
The Arts
A Problem With Describing the Way a Person Looks
I'm having a problem with the modern English language. I'm working on a story. The…
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A Quick Recap
We've come to the end of July. At the beginning of the month, Jamil and…
Society
What Good Is Freedom?
In the United States (and beyond), freedom is often treated as a foundational good. The…
