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The pilot passes out, and a passenger takes the controls. It's a surprisingly common nightmare for many people, a heroic dream for a few, and a rarity…
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The two moments that should go onto the ‘permanent record.’ One by a politician, one from a comedian.
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‘We’re gonna do it over and over and over again.’ In honor of this weekend's White House Correspondents Association dinner, a time capsule view of the…
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A very short to-do list for the paper's new leadership.
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The person who has run more consecutive Boston Marathons than anyone else. And the group with a dramatic, important Earth Day presentation.
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For the 700,000 people who live in DC, some to-do tips. For all you other Americans, some points to study.
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Journalism inevitably flattens reality, since we can tell only a tiny part of any story. How framing can make that situation better or worse.
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Podcast with Isaac Stone Fish: ‘America Second’Listen now | 'The world would be better off if China were a weaker state.' An analysis of how the U.S. should cope with Xi Jinping's China without…
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The full transcript of his podcast interview.
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We have lost a crucially incisive voice, and a kind and generous person. Here is an attempt to continue in his spirit.
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Putin is failing in his goal of expanding Russia's borders. His only ‘victory’ is recreating the very worst of the old Soviet state.
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An unexpectedly consequential leader keeps finding new ways to express what is at stake, as his country fights for its future.
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