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A scholar who studies economic disaster sees a combination of worrisome signs.
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The deep-blue city seems to have grown weary of the more radical elements of the new racial-justice movement.
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The evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar explains the limits on how many connections humans can keep up, and the trade-offs involved when you invest in a new relationship. (From 2021)
Angie Smith for The Atlantic Adopting My Son Changed My Understanding of Family
People told me that a parent’s love is different from any other kind. Now I know better.
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Nine readers on the constitutional amendment they would—or would not—write.
How to Forgive Ourselves for What We Can’t Change
The things we can’t change often come back to haunt us. But our capacity to change the future may come from what we can’t change about the past.
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