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Maya Alleruzzo / AP An End to Magical Thinking in the Middle East
It’s time to abandon the dogma that’s driven our foreign policy and led to so much disaster in the region.
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Nicole Rifkin The Betrayal of Volodymyr Zelensky
The surreal story of how a comedian who played the Ukrainian president on TV became the president in real life—then found himself at the center of an American political scandal
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Erik McGregor / LightRocket / Carolyn Van Houten ... The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate
Why we need to face the best arguments from the other side
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Reuters Peloton Doesn’t Understand the People Who Love It Most
The fancy bike brand tried to depict a wellness journey. It didn’t go as planned.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters Procrastinate Better
Ask yourself, is all that wasted time really rewarding? And other tips from Charles Duhigg, who wrote the book on productivity.
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Nathan Troester The Moral Universe of Timothy Keller
A conversation with the evangelical pastor and theologian
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Amazon What Is The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Afraid Of?
In its third season, the series is stuck in a relentlessly cheery mode that’s cloying to watch.
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Danish Siddiqui / Reuters Beijing’s Solution to Hong Kong’s Protests: More Patriotism
The city’s leaders believe a revamped education system will make its people more loyal to China and less likely to protest.
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Naomi Elliot The 15 Best TV Shows of 2019
The year’s most distinct and worthwhile series
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Liv Oeian / Shutterstock / The Atlantic Why Your Kid Loves the Garbage Truck So Much
For some kids, the weekly trash pickup is a must-see spectacle. Parents, children, waste-management professionals, and experts on childhood all offer theories as to why.
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imageSPACE / MediaPunch / IPX/ AP How Juice Wrld Made Sadness a Celebration
The hugely popular 21-year-old rapper, who died after a reported seizure, captured inner instability with ingenious sing-alongs.
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Puppet: Andy Gent; photograph: Grant Cornett; prop styling: ... My Friend Mister Rogers
I first met him 21 years ago, and now our relationship is the subject of a new movie. He’s never been more revered—or more misunderstood.
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Space Chimp / Shutterstock / Getty / The ... China Isn’t the Soviet Union. Confusing the Two Is Dangerous.
An unusual confluence of events after World War II led to America’s bitter rivalry with the U.S.S.R. That pattern is not repeating.
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BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Disappearing Y Chromosome
It’s surprisingly common for men to start losing entire chromosomes from blood cells as they age.
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Na Kim Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
And start raising kind ones.
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Doug Mills / The New York Times / ... The Kingmaker
Harry Reid may be the only person who can keep the Democrats from killing one another before selecting a nominee. But will he live long enough to do it?
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Kirsty Johnston The False Promise of Morning Routines
Why everyone’s mornings seem more productive than yours
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Carlos Javier Ortiz The Case for Reparations
Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.
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Mark Peckmezian What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say
His verbal stumbles have voters worried about his mental fitness. Maybe they’d be more understanding if they knew he’s still fighting a stutter.
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Jasu Hu Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
