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The billions that Virginia and New York are giving to Amazon will only worsen corporate shakedowns for public subsidies. Here’s how to stop the madness.

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Driving Mr. Shirley

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With Green Book, this year’s Oscar race gets its Driving Miss Daisy.

Pete Davidson Is Awful on SNL. But “Pete Davidson” Is the Show’s Most Successful Character.

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Trump Is Calling for New Elections. Stephen Colbert Knows Where He Can Start.

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Makes Fun of Its Own Fans With an Elaborate Musical Number About “Shipping”

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Why Social Media’s Misinformation Problem Will Never Be Fixed

Will Oremus

Facebook and others have gotten more serious about hoaxes, hate speech, propaganda, and foreign election interference. Here’s how it helped in the midterms—and why they aren’t going away.

Thanks to Russia, Voting Machines May Be More Secure Than Ever in 2020

Edgardo Cortés and Lawrence Norden

We Finally Understand That Gender Isn’t Binary. Sex Isn’t, Either.

Alexandra Kralick

Smoke From the Camp Fire Is a Public Health Hazard in California. Masks Only Do So Much.

Sofie Werthan

A Wildland Firefighter on How Fires Have Transformed Since His Career Began 20 Years Ago

Stephen D. Fillmore

Facebook Went Down for a Lot of Users on Monday

Aaron Mak

Trump’s Policies Are Taking a Serious Emotional Toll. I See It in My Patients Every Day.

Danielle Ofri

Report: Facebook Failed to Closely Monitor Data Given to Device Makers

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My Daughter’s Teacher Is Atrocious—What Should I Do?

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, and Cassy Sarnell

I already reported her to the principal.

What if Political Correctness—Understood Properly—Was the Medicine Needed to Heal a Divided America?

Arthur Dudney

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Husband Brought Home 16 Endangered Animals.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

The Best Over-the-Counter Mouth Guards for Teeth Grinders, According to Dentists

Strategist Editors

How Do I Handle an Alcoholic In-Law Around My Kids During the Holidays?

Carvell Wallace

After a Threat Shut Down School, My Child Didn’t Want to Go Back

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Help! My Fiancé Won’t Stop Making “Jokes” About How I’m Cheating on Him.

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Business

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Cities Should Never, Ever Agree to an HQ2 Contest Again

Henry Grabar

The billions that Virginia and New York are giving to Amazon will only worsen corporate shakedowns for public subsidies. Here’s how to stop the madness.

New York’s Amazon Deal Will Be a Lasting Monument to Andrew Cuomo’s Economic Incompetence

Jordan Weissmann

Amazon’s New York Headquarters Will Have a Helipad Because of Course It Will

Henry Grabar

Democrats Proved They Can Win Again in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Why Not Ohio?

Henry Grabar

Hamilton’s Chris Jackson Didn’t Know He Was Cast in Hamilton

Catie Lazarus

What Will This Week’s Progressive Victories Mean for Big Banks, Puerto Rico, and Cannabis?

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

How Scott Walker’s War on the Public Sector Came Back to Bite Him

Henry Grabar

Amazon Can’t Make Crystal City Worse

Benjamin Freed

News & Politics

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The Race to Succeed Nancy Pelosi Is Already On

Jim Newell

Meet the ambitious representatives who are jockeying to be the next generation of Democratic leaders.

How Mueller Could Continue Investigating Trump Even if He Is Fired

Jeremy Stahl

Fox News Declares Support for Jim Acosta and CNN in Lawsuit Against White House

Matthew Zeitlin

They’re Not Saying They’re Racists. Their Followers Are.

Virginia Heffernan

Philly Police Officers Are Saving Lives by Taking Shooting Victims to the Hospital Without Waiting for Paramedics

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

NFL Pulls Plug on Mexico City Chiefs-Rams Game After Field Conditions Deemed Unsafe

Elliot Hannon

All the Wildfires You Don’t See

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How Pete Davidson Took Over SNL

Forget Beto. Democrats Continue to Rack Up Exciting Wins a Week After Election Night.

North Carolina Voters Just Brought Their State Back From the Brink of Democratic Collapse

There’s No Acceptable Rationale for the Serena Williams GQ Cover

Gun Violence

Philly Police Officers Are Saving Lives by Taking Shooting Victims Straight to the Hospital

Movies

This Year’s Oscar Race Just Got Its Driving Miss Daisy

Citizenship

Trump’s Birthright Threat Is Real. Just Look at What the U.S. Does to American Samoans.

Elections

Republicans Have Been Shamelessly Bellowing About “Voter Fraud” for Decades

How far back can we trace, with any accuracy, the spoken word?

I Sent My Kid Back to School After a Threat of Violence

Want to Help the California Wildfire Victims?

Amazon's HQ2

Amazon Can’t Make Crystal City Worse

The Long Island City HQ Will Have a Helipad

Cities Should Never, Ever Do a Contest Like This Again

Is it possible that your parents have chosen a more comforting fiction?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Husband Brought Home 16 Endangered Animals.

Help! My Fiancé Won’t Stop Making “Jokes” About How I’m Cheating on Him.

Help! If I Refuse to Get a Flu Shot, I Won’t Be Allowed to See My New Grandkid. Seriously?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Babies Everywhere

How Mueller Could Continue Investigating Trump Even if He Is Fired

Amazon Can’t Make Crystal City Worse

Fox News Declares Support for Jim Acosta and CNN in Lawsuit Against White House

They’re Not Saying They’re Racists. Their Followers Are.

What if Political Correctness—Understood Properly—Was the Medicine Needed to Heal a Divided America?

Big Mouth Uses Gross-Out Humor for the Greater Good

Democrats Are Poised to Wipe Out Republicans’ North Carolina Gerrymander In Time for the 2020 Election

Pete Davidson Is Awful on SNL. But “Pete Davidson” Is the Show’s Most Successful Character.

Almost Every Day Since Election Day Has Brought Democrats a New Reason to Celebrate

Cities Should Never, Ever Agree to an HQ2 Contest Again

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Big Mouth Uses Gross-Out Humor for the Greater Good

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Trump Is Calling for New Elections. Stephen Colbert Knows Where He Can Start.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Makes Fun of Its Own Fans With an Elaborate Musical Number About “Shipping”

Why Social Media’s Misinformation Problem Will Never Be Fixed

Thanks to Russia, Voting Machines May Be More Secure Than Ever in 2020

We Finally Understand That Gender Isn’t Binary. Sex Isn’t, Either.

Smoke From the Camp Fire Is a Public Health Hazard in California. Masks Only Do So Much.

A Wildland Firefighter on How Fires Have Transformed Since His Career Began 20 Years Ago

Facebook Went Down for a Lot of Users on Monday

Trump’s Policies Are Taking a Serious Emotional Toll. I See It in My Patients Every Day.

Report: Facebook Failed to Closely Monitor Data Given to Device Makers

My Daughter’s Teacher Is Atrocious—What Should I Do?

What if Political Correctness—Understood Properly—Was the Medicine Needed to Heal a Divided America?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Husband Brought Home 16 Endangered Animals.

The Best Over-the-Counter Mouth Guards for Teeth Grinders, According to Dentists

How Do I Handle an Alcoholic In-Law Around My Kids During the Holidays?

After a Threat Shut Down School, My Child Didn’t Want to Go Back

Help! My Fiancé Won’t Stop Making “Jokes” About How I’m Cheating on Him.

Cities Should Never, Ever Agree to an HQ2 Contest Again

New York’s Amazon Deal Will Be a Lasting Monument to Andrew Cuomo’s Economic Incompetence

Amazon’s New York Headquarters Will Have a Helipad Because of Course It Will

Democrats Proved They Can Win Again in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Why Not Ohio?

Hamilton’s Chris Jackson Didn’t Know He Was Cast in Hamilton

What Will This Week’s Progressive Victories Mean for Big Banks, Puerto Rico, and Cannabis?

How Scott Walker’s War on the Public Sector Came Back to Bite Him

Amazon Can’t Make Crystal City Worse

The Race to Succeed Nancy Pelosi Is Already On

How Mueller Could Continue Investigating Trump Even if He Is Fired

Fox News Declares Support for Jim Acosta and CNN in Lawsuit Against White House

They’re Not Saying They’re Racists. Their Followers Are.

Philly Police Officers Are Saving Lives by Taking Shooting Victims to the Hospital Without Waiting for Paramedics

NFL Pulls Plug on Mexico City Chiefs-Rams Game After Field Conditions Deemed Unsafe

All the Wildfires You Don’t See

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