American
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US
To the World, McCarthy’s Exit Is Just Another Example of U.S. Disarray
Amid upheaval on Capitol Hill and the undermining of democratic norms, the country’s institutions are under profound stress.
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Newyork
The U.S. Has a New Set of Tools for Bullying the World
The greatest collateral damage from last year’s Russian invasion of Ukraine has been to various Western European members of NATO, which suddenly find their national interests subordinated to those of their strongest ally. The United States has long ...
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Newyork
MAGA Wouldn’t Be Such a Threat if the Electoral System Worked
Last week, President Biden gave a wide-ranging interview to John Harwood of ProPublica that touched on his presidency, the Republican Party and the present state and future status of American democracy. Early in the interview, Harwood asks Biden ...
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Newyork
America Is Losing Religious Faith
While much of the rest of the industrialized world has become more secular over the last half-century, the United States has appeared to be an exception. Politicians still end their speeches with “God bless America.” At least until recently, more ...
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US
The Next Affirmative Action Battle May Be at West Point
Students for Fair Admissions won its Supreme Court case against Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Now, it’s focusing on a possible new target: the military academies.
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Newyork
Why Is America Such a Deadly Place?
Death is excessive in America, and the more you look the more distressing the picture seems. You’ve probably heard about the “mortality crisis” in terms of its effect on average life spans — several years ago, after decades of steady improvements ...
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News
New Zealand’s Fruit-Rich Ice Cream Gets a Sugary American Makeover
In New Zealand, one of summer’s great pleasures is known as real fruit ice cream: a scoop of vanilla blended with fruit in a machine that produces an airy, barely sweet twirl with a buttery texture. The dessert, which likely originated in the country ...
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Newyork
Dorothy Tapper Goldman, Who Sold Rare Copy of Constitution, Dies at 78
The document, one of 13 known copies from the original printing, was auctioned off for a record $43.3 million, which financed her philanthropy.
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Newyork
Ron DeSantis Wants to Tell the Future by Controlling the Past
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida was, along with his state’s Board of Education, embroiled in a controversy over a new curriculum for student instruction in African American history. Most of the coverage, and much of the outrage, focused on a ...
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World
The Korean War in Photos, 70 Years After the Truce
The Korean War broke out when a Soviet-backed, Communist North invaded the pro-American southern territory of the Korean Peninsula in 1950, leading to one of the most harrowing conflicts of the 20th century and setting the tone of the Cold War in ...