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Everyone Wants to Seize Russia’s Money. It’s a Terrible Idea.

The Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, has brought a glimmer of hope to supporters of the Ukrainian war effort. He…

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German Business Is Tangled in Red Tape

When Markus Wingens created the position of “energy manager” for the metal heat-treatment company he runs in southwestern Germany, his…

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Trump Says Abortion Will Be Left to the States. Don’t Believe Him.

When Donald Trump was asked about the recent Florida Supreme Court decision upholding his adopted state’s abortion ban, he promised…

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Is This the End of Academic Freedom?

​At New York University, the spring semester began with a poetry reading. Students and faculty gathered in the atrium of…

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I Hope to Repeal an Arcane Law That Could Be Misused to Ban Abortion Nationwide

A long discredited, arcane 150-year-old law is back in the news in 2024, and that should terrify anyone who supports…

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There Is a Twisted Logic to Trump’s Obsession With Al Capone

In recent months, Donald Trump has been trying out a new routine. At rallies and town halls across the country,…

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‘Illinoise’: A Place of Overflowing Emotion, but Little Dance Spirit

Justin Peck, who directs and choreographs a narrative dance musical to Sufjan Stevens’s concept album “Illinois,” resorts to his usual…

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How Biden Can Avenge Navalny’s Death

President Biden said last week that he was “looking at a whole number of options” to make good on his…

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Trump’s Fever Dream of Immunity Meets Its Match

On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit announced its decision…

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Menendez Lashed Out on the Senate Floor. Now, He’s Fighting Back in Court.

Lawyers for Senator Robert Menendez filed a dismissal motion on Wednesday, offering a first glimpse into the New Jersey Democrat’s…

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