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Don’t send young Americans to die until you can answer these eight questions

I have spent much of my life around war. My first combat tour was in Vietnam in 1969-70, where I served as an infantry...

The war on European Jews and the new reality of American Jewish life

On a quiet Thursday morning in suburban Detroit, 140 preschoolers were settling into their classrooms at Temple Israel’s early childhood center when a Ford...

A deftly plotted new novel from Richard Russo

Some of Richard Russo’s most memorable novels have depicted hard times in small towns. His 1986 debut, Mohawk, and 2007’s Bridge of Sighs both...

Involuntary euthanasia: Next step in Canada’s descent into madness

Since 2016, over 100,000 Canadian lives have been claimed by assisted suicide. The system has created no shortage of tragic tales: a 26-year-old with...

Beyond ‘too many pills’: What really failed Lindsay Clancy

Years ago, one of the steadiest people on my team came back from maternity leave changed: irritable, quick to complain, sharp with colleagues for...

‘He Has the People’ is a fascinating look at Lincoln’s rise to the presidency

By the time Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office in March 1861, his election already seemed larger than mere politics. It confirmed the...

‘Yakuza’ looks into the Japanese underworld

Even among organized crime groups, which are everywhere a subject of fascination, the yakuza hold a special place in the public imagination. Perhaps it...

When not to stew over that unearned b-plus

My friends who are parents of college-age children have a new favorite thing to complain about, and it isn’t tuition, although it’s close. It’s...

A requiem for a man’s — and a family’s — best friend

One day in July, I began digging the hole. Moving 4 feet of earth — all the rocks, the roots, and about two tons of...

A bipartisan deal to get America building again

It is unfortunate for Republicans that it won’t pass until after the November elections, but the bipartisan permitting reform deal announced hours before the Senate adjourned...
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