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Despite what the attorney general’s letter to Congress states, his argument clearing the president of obstruction goes against established law and is profoundly dangerous.

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What Good Are Facts if We Only Use Them as Clubs to Hurt Other People?

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Nicole Cliffe

Am I allowed to keep him away from my daughter?

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The Co-Founders of the Wedding Site Zola Explain How Exactly They Make Money

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University of Spoiled Children

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William Barr Can’t Exonerate Donald Trump

David R. Lurie

Despite what the attorney general’s letter to Congress states, his argument clearing the president of obstruction goes against established law and is profoundly dangerous.

The Story of New York City’s Separate and Unequal Schools

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48-Year-Old UC-Irvine Coach Taunted 19-Year-Old Oregon Player by Calling Him “Queen” During NCAA Game

Elliot Hannon

Trying To Understand the Mueller Report Report

Mike Pesca

How the House Judiciary Committee Should Do Its Job in the Days Ahead

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Fifth Circuit Judge Does Her Best Trump Impression in Opinion Attacking Liberal Colleagues

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The Angle: Mueller Messed Up

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How Mueller Failed Us

The House Judiciary Committee Should Ignore Barr’s Letter and Keep Working Toward Impeachment

What the Left Got Wrong About Mueller

Mueller, Please Answer This One Question So the Internet Stops Fighting

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Apple’s Plan to Make Piles of Money the Netflix Way

2020

Why Dems Never Pinned Their Campaigns to a Damning Mueller Report

Basta

Avenatti Charged With Multiple Crimes Involving Nike and Coffee

Courts

Judge Channels Trump in Opinion Attacking Liberal Colleagues

Care and Feeding

I Just Can’t Trust a Sex Offender Around My Daughter—Even if He Is My Brother-in-Law

My Life as the Short Guy

I Lost 140 Pounds. My Wife Is Still Turning Me Down for Sex.

Entertainment

Did Kanye Really Found a “Church”?

Are the Jumpsuits in Us Terrifying or Spring Fashion Goals?

Shrill’s Pool Party Episode Showcases a Special Kind of Joy

All our friends tell me how brave I am, but I feel like a fraud.

Help! How Do I Tell My Religious Parents That I’m an Atheist?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Boyfriend’s Daughter

I’m 20 Years Younger Than My Boyfriend. How Do I Get His Teenage Daughter to Like Me?

Help! My Friend Wants Me to Hide His Secret From My Wife.

The Story of New York City’s Separate and Unequal Schools

Is the First-Class Cabin Disappearing?

48-Year-Old UC-Irvine Coach Taunted 19-Year-Old Oregon Player by Calling Him “Queen” During NCAA Game

Trying To Understand the Mueller Report Report

Apple Wants to Sell You the News. And TV. And Games. And …

All Your Questions About the A-List “Church” Kanye Founded, Answered

Look at All the Weasel Words Bill Barr Used to Protect Trump

Dear Care and Feeding: My Sister Is Marrying a Registered Sex Offender and Wants to Include Him in Family Events

At a Loss

William Barr Can’t Exonerate Donald Trump

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Apple Is Reinventing Itself as the Ultimate Middleman

Why Not Appoint an Algorithm to Your Corporate Board?

What Good Are Facts if We Only Use Them as Clubs to Hurt Other People?

Read a New Fairy Tale From the Author of Trinity and Speak

Some Music Theorists Are Furious About the Bach Google Doodle

How to Turn Off Email Trackers

The Problem With San Francisco’s Proposal to Ban Vaping

We Annotated That Horrible Article About How Women Don’t Like Physics

My Sister Is Marrying a Registered Sex Offender and Wants to Include Him in Family Events

All Your Questions About the A-List “Church” Kanye Founded, Answered

Us’ Jumpsuits Are Terrifying, Sure, but They’re Also Spring Fashion Goals

Help! I Found Out My Boyfriend Cheated the Same Week He Found Out He Has Cancer.

A Short Word About Being 5-Foot-4 (Actually, 5-Foot-3 and ¾, but Who’s Counting?)

This Plastic Bag Is the Easiest Way to Roll Out Pie Crust Without Sticking

I Lost 140 Pounds. Why Is My Wife Still Turning Me Down for Sex?

Donald Trump Is Nominating a Hack CNN Pundit to Join the Federal Reserve

The Co-Founders of the Wedding Site Zola Explain How Exactly They Make Money

Here’s What It’s Like to Run the Show at Medieval Times

University of Spoiled Children

Alan Krueger Was the Rare Economist Whose Work Improved the Lives of Millions

New Yorkers Are Right: Hudson Yards’ Big Tourist Attraction Should Forever Be Called the Shawarma

Are Credit Card Points Worth It?

Is the First-Class Cabin Disappearing?

William Barr Can’t Exonerate Donald Trump

The Story of New York City’s Separate and Unequal Schools

48-Year-Old UC-Irvine Coach Taunted 19-Year-Old Oregon Player by Calling Him “Queen” During NCAA Game

Trying To Understand the Mueller Report Report

How the House Judiciary Committee Should Do Its Job in the Days Ahead

Fifth Circuit Judge Does Her Best Trump Impression in Opinion Attacking Liberal Colleagues

The Angle: Mueller Messed Up

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