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How Harvard’s Next President Can Repair Its Reputation
Dear Lawrence Bacow: Congratulations on being named as the next president of Harvard University.
Ira Stoll
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Mulvaney Memo Promises Revolutionary Restoration of Rule of Law
The story of the Trump administration this year has been the story of two memos. There is the Nunes Memo, from the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes, describing "abuses" by the FBI and the Department of Justice in wiretapping a volunteer adviser to the Trump
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For Next Harvard President, Bet on a Scientist
Harvard University will choose its next president in the coming weeks. Surprises are always possible, but the search looks like it's headed in a direction that tells a story of national, even international significance. Among the leading contenders for the job are reportedly:
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Politicians on ‘Daddy Track’ Have Feminists To Thank
It used to be that when someone publicly announced that he or she wanted to spend more time with family, most people figured that was a way of putting a polite public face on some other, less flattering story. But in at least two recent high-profile cases, it appears to
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Israel Offers Answer To Trump on Immigration
Vice President Mike Pence will visit Israel on January 22 and 23. The White House says he will visit the Western Wall, Israel's Holocaust memorial at Yad Vashem, and Israel's parliament, the Knesset. I've got another suggestion: let Pence add to his itinerary a
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President Winfrey Meets ‘The Resistance’
It's February 2021, just a few weeks into the Oprah Winfrey Administration, and, far from healing America's divides, it turns out that President Winfrey has only deepened them. Hundreds of thousands of Americans who had voted to re-elect President Donald Trump take to the streets in
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Trump Eyes New 30 Percent Tax on Newsprint
If you think President Donald Trump has an antagonistic relationship with the press now, just wait until his administration slaps a new 30% tax on newsprint. Seriously. That's the threat America's newspaper publishers are warning about, with the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration set
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Office Pool 2018
In memory of the late William Safire, place your bets now on possibilities for the year ahead. Use the available choices or try writing in your own scenarios. Last year's iteration anticipated the Patriots Super Bowl victory, the stock market rally, President Donald Trump's Jerusalem move,