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The Most Damning Aspect of the Supreme Court’s Latest Trump Dodge
The court’s profound solicitude for Trump’s power over foreign affairs marks a sharp break from its attitude toward Biden.
This New “Dumbphone” Is a Lot Smarter Than It Looks
The Light Phone III is a fascinating attempt at merging the desire for digital detoxification with a wish image of mindfulness, all while incorporating the logic of the upgrade: that endorphin rush of ...
What the Arson Attack on Josh Shapiro Says About Our Politics in 2025
Josh Shapiro gathered family and friends at his residence, the governor’s mansion, for a Seder meal to mark the first night ...
One Threatened Supreme Court Precedent Ties the Fates of LGBTQ+ People and Immigrants Inextricably
Plyler embodies a constitutional insight as urgent today as it was in 1982: that equality is not achieved through formal ...
There’s a Common Piece of Parenting Advice About Fighting. But It Can’t Possibly Apply to What I’m Dealing With.
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At My College Graduation, My Parents Did Something Inexcusable to Each Other. Now My Wedding is Coming Up. Uh Oh.
They ran into each other at the after party and my dad called my mom a “dried up old c—” and she threw a champagne bottle at ...
We’re Suddenly My Difficult Mother-in-Law’s Full-Time Caregivers. It’s a Nightmare in Ways I Could Never Have Imagined.
My spouse’s mom has been diagnosed with vascular dementia. Her life partner of more than 20 years decided, seemingly out of ...
I Have a $15 Million Estate and a Year Left to Live. My Son Is Going to Be Furious About My Plans for the Money.
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Opinion
Perhaps Sending People to Salvadoran Gulags Is Not Exactly What Voters Had In Mind
After a surge in unauthorized Southern-border crossings that began late in Trump’s first term but reached record levels during Joe Biden’s presidency, Trump was reelected with a clear advantage on the ...
Opinion
No, the Wrongful Deportation Story Is Not a Political Trap
The Democrats are coming. Ever since the Trump administration mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a notorious Salvadoran detention center and refused to lift a finger after a Supreme Court ...
I Make More Money Now Than I Ever Have. But I’m About to Throw It All Away.
In the short-term I would be fine getting by on that income. I live with my partner who owns his house and charges me cheap ...
My Wife Accused Me of Cheating on Her. The Reason Is Truly Nuts.
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