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Lindsay Crouse

Men Are Onto Something. Quitting Is Great.

Women are eager disciples of the “Never give up” dogma. But if we treat persevering and quitting as opposites, we lose.

William Dalrymple

What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World

A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.

Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens

The Pompous Proof of an America in Decline

Even Machiavelli wouldn’t like Trump’s doings.

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‘Trump Voters Are Finally Starting to Sour on Him’

Democrats want fighters. A former Republican has ideas.

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Do D.E.I. Bike Paths Exist? The Trump Administration Says Yes.

The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”

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Rasonque, the new pancreatic cancer treatment from Revolution Medicines, illustrates the huge inflation in cancer drug prices over the past two decades.

Why the United States Can’t Quit Its Wars

The country’s longest war came to an end exactly five years ago. Today it offers lessons for policymakers seeking to avoid an endless war in Iran.

This Marine Died in the Iraq War. His Mother Asks, ‘What Was It For?’

Travis Fuller was from my hometown. I went back and talked with his family about how they made sense of his death, 25 years after Sept. 11.

Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting by Mail

A judge temporarily blocked the agency from implementing a strict new rule governing mail voting. The policy could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.

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