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Joe Biden and Merrick Garland are acting like Donald Trump was a crazy dream. But the threat to American democracy will only get worse the longer we ignore it.

John Roberts Just Pulled Off His Greatest Judicial Magic Trick

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Obamacare’s Win at the Supreme Court Is Even Bigger Than it Appears

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Texas’ Republican Governor Tries to Keep “the Wall” Political Gravy Train Going

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Whom the Vaccines Leave Behind

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Conservative Judges Keep Doing This Thing They Say They Hate

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What Was Vladimir Putin Talking About After His Summit With Biden?

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Obamacare’s Win at the Supreme Court Is Even Bigger Than It Appears

Kyrsten Sinema Has Toxic White Lady Energy

John Roberts Just Pulled Off His Greatest Judicial Magic Trick

What It’s Like to Work at the Now Entirely Maskless Disney World: “We’re Not Getting Paid Enough”

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Why the Approval of That Alzheimer’s Drug Is So Disturbing

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What Was Putin Talking About After His Summit With Biden?

R.I.P.

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The Wall

Texas Governor Tries to Keep the Political Gravy Train Going

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I’m a Woman With the Taboo Sexual Fantasy of a Lustful Young Man. Any Volunteers?

My Daughter Can Hardly Speak Spanish. Should She Stick It Out at Her Language Immersion School?

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An Interview With the Colorado Realtor Who’s Trying to Sell a Vandalized “Slice of Hell”

My Grandparents Gave My Dad Several Million Dollars to Buy a Business—but Won’t Pay My College Tuition

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Owen Wilson’s Secret Weapon

The Surprising Return of a Forgotten Nintendo Game

Luca Is Missing a Key Piece of the Pixar Formula

Why the Controversy Over In the Heights’ Light-Skinned Cast Rages On

I’ve checked his phone and haven’t found anything alarming, but I still feel awful.

Help! My Relationship Makes Me Seem Like Something I’m Not.

Help! I Have a Huge Crush on My Therapist.

Help! My Son’s 24-Year-Old Nanny Just Said She Has a “Serious Crush” on Me.

Help! My Longtime Friend Didn’t Tell Me She Had Cancer.

My In-Laws Called My Culture “Backwards”

I’m a Woman With the Taboo Sexual Fantasy of a Lustful Young Man. Any Volunteers?

Kyrsten Sinema Has Toxic White Lady Energy

John Roberts Just Pulled Off His Greatest Judicial Magic Trick

My In-Laws Jokingly Threaten My Toddler With “Knuckle Sandwiches.” I’m Not Laughing.

For Immunocompromised People, the Pandemic Is Far From Over

What It’s Like to Work at the Now Entirely Maskless Disney World: “We’re Not Getting Paid Enough”

My Grandparents Gave My Dad Several Million Dollars to Buy a Business—but Won’t Pay My College Tuition

We Danced Together. I Took Him Home. Then I Discovered He May Have Been a Serial Killer.

An Interview With the Colorado Realtor Who’s Trying to Sell a Vandalized “Slice of Hell”

Democrats Should Leap at the Chance to Take Joe Manchin’s Deal

Jon Stewart Embraced the Lab Leak Theory on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Was He Joking?

The Surprising Return of a Forgotten Nintendo Game

The Secret to Owen Wilson’s Appeal

TikTok’s Latest Trend Is Making Commercials

What France vs. Germany Tells Us About Euro 2020

Why the Controversy Over In the Heights’ Light-Skinned Cast Rages On

Luca Is Missing a Key Piece of the Pixar Formula

What Happened When a 3,000-Person Village in El Salvador Became “Bitcoin Beach”

How to Cut Down on Ransomware Attacks Without Banning Bitcoin

Why the Approval of That Alzheimer’s Drug Is So Disturbing

Europe’s Plastics Crackdown Puts the U.S. to Shame

It Is the 75th Anniversary of the First Mobile Phone Call

My Grandparents Gave My Dad Several Million Dollars to Buy a Business—but Won’t Pay My College Tuition

Millions of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes

For Immunocompromised People, the Pandemic Is Far From Over

A Close Read of the Important New Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Make-Out Video

I’m a Woman With the Taboo Sexual Fantasy of a Lustful Young Man. Any Volunteers?

My In-Laws Jokingly Threaten My Toddler With “Knuckle Sandwiches.” I’m Not Laughing.

What It’s Like to Work at the Now Entirely Maskless Disney World: “We’re Not Getting Paid Enough”

Does Kyrsten Sinema Even Know Why She Supports the Filibuster?

Help! I’m Constantly Worried That My Boyfriend Is Cheating on Me.

Ask a Teacher: Should My Daughter Stick It Out at Her Language Immersion School? She Can Hardly Speak Spanish.

The Price of No Consequences for Trump

John Roberts Just Pulled Off His Greatest Judicial Magic Trick

Obamacare’s Win at the Supreme Court Is Even Bigger Than it Appears

Texas’ Republican Governor Tries to Keep “the Wall” Political Gravy Train Going

Whom the Vaccines Leave Behind

Conservative Judges Keep Doing This Thing They Say They Hate

What Was Vladimir Putin Talking About After His Summit With Biden?

Kyrsten Sinema Has Toxic White Lady Energy