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The Price of Admission

New York Magazine has a delicious cover feature this month about the new and very expensive field of college-application consultants.

Joe Biden’s Endless, Ineffective ‘Careful Calibration’

When you announce that your actions will only be ‘proportionate,’ the enemy gets to determine how big and how hard you’ll counterpunch after you’re...

Nostalgia Isn’t What It Used to Be

The decline of Boomer nostalgia, or of the Boomers’ cultural influence more generally, could point us toward a more grim and sour politics.

Solar Power: Priorities, Priorities

One key aspect of the ‘race to net zero’ is its urgency.

E. Jean Carroll says she will do ‘anything I can’ to help Biden

Former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll and her lawyer said Monday they intend to make former President Donald Trump pay every cent of the $83 million judgment they secured from a federal jury because of defamatory comments in 2019.

Jan. 6 convicts released after Supreme Court takes up challenge to feds’ use of obstruction charge

At least two Jan. 6 defendants got out from behind bars because the Supreme Court is reviewing the legitimacy of charging them with obstructing an official proceeding, which is one of the feds' favorite charges for people who breached the Capitol.

Trump blasts New York judge, AG Letitia James as he awaits verdict in fraud case

Former President Donald Trump ranted about those involved in his New York civil fraud case in multiple social media posts Sunday as he awaits the verdict on how much he owes and whether he can continue to do business in New York.

Nikki Haley backs verdict in E. Jean Carroll case, says it doesn’t disqualify Trump

Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley is backing a federal jury's decision to make former President Donald Trump pay $83 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll for defamation.

Biden is marking the 15th anniversary of landmark pay equity law with steps to help federal workers

The Biden administration is marking Monday's 15th anniversary of a landmark federal pay equity law with new action to help close gaps in pay for federal employees and employees of federal contractors.

What is a woman? West Virginia seeks to join states adopting Women’s Bill of Rights

Four states have adopted measures defining what it means to be a woman, and West Virginia could soon become the fifth.

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