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The Spectator
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The Unbearable Whiteness of White Meat
Dark meat is better. Why don't we love it more?
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How Bruce Springsteen Elected Barack Obama
Sandy, Snooki, Christie, Bruce, and Barack.
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George McGovern Was a Winner
His 1972 campaign was the most lopsided loss in presidential history. But this man was no loser.
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Is the Republican Party Racist?
It depends on race-baiting tactics and the votes of former Confederate states.
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Has the Meaning of Nothing Changed?
In his quest to understand the origins of the universe, Jim Holt stands up for the big 0.
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Does Love Survive Loss?
Auden and Larkin each wrote powerful lines about love—and then had grave doubts about them. Why?
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A Challenge to Robert Redford
Will his new documentary explain whether Nixon ordered the Watergate break-in?
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Six Questions About the Nuclear Crisis in the Middle East
The emotional factors, and the scientific ones.
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Shut Your Mouth, Chris Christie
The whole Jersey fat-guy authenticity thing is over.
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Catchphrase Executioner
Bad sex jargon, horrible “occupy” jokes, and other terrible things we said this year.
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A Moment of Beauty
I’m so happy I found Lucinda Williams’ “I’m So Happy I Found You”
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10 Things I Hate About Anonymous
And the stupid Shakespearean birther cult behind it.
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“Secrets of the Little Blue Box”
The 1971 article about phone hacking that inspired Steve Jobs.
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The Novel That Explains the Moment We're In
BUtterfield 8 and the fear of a new Depression.
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Yale's New Jewish Quota
The university's shameful decision to kill its anti-Semitism institute.
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New York Women Have Evolved Into a Higher Species
Men should welcome the new Times pick for editor.
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Why America Loves Serial Killers
They give us an alibi for our murderous culture.
