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Debate Over Plagiarism Allegations Against Claudine Gay Adds to Pressures at Harvard

Additional examples of insufficient citation in the work of the university’s president has strengthened critics and strained some supporters.

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Gaza, Ukraine and the Lingering Scars From the War on Terror

It will be a long time before any of us understand what happened after Oct. 7, but it seems important…

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Raymond Dirks, Whose Tipster Case Redefined Insider Trading, Dies at 89

In a far-reaching decision, the Supreme Court restored him from censured analyst to whistle-blower in a major corporate fraud.

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Pope’s Shift on Gay Couples Followed Quiet Talks and Loud Resistance

Pope Francis spoke with L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and their supporters for years before letting priests bless same-sex couples. But the move’s…

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Kendra’s Law Was Meant to Prevent Violence. It Failed Hundreds of Times.

After John Skeene served prison time for beating his mother to death with a chair leg, after he attacked a…

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Income Inequality Has Been Transformed Globally

In 1974, the libertarian political philosopher Robert Nozick famously defended inequality by offering a thought experiment involving Wilt Chamberlain. Imagine…

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The Year in Apple Watches, A.I., Anarcho-Capitalists and Anticapitalists

We covered a lot of ground together in 2023. In this issue of the newsletter I’ll update you on some…

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2 Teens Convicted of Murder in Fatal Stabbing of Transgender Girl in England

A jury found that a boy and a girl, both now 16, murdered Brianna Ghey, 16, who was stabbed 28…

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Deaths of 5-Year-Old Twins in Bronx Apartment Remain a Mystery

The police said they have no evidence to suggest foul play in the deaths of the children, who had been…

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In Marrakesh, a Family-Style Dinner in a Secret Garden

The Moroccan restaurateur Kamal Laftimi, 53, grew up on the edges of Jemaa el-Fna, the main public square of Marrakesh…

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