Providence, Rhode Island, English teacher Ramona Bessinger gained notoriety for calling out a ‘racially divisive’ curriculum. The reality is more complex.
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Built to Lie
A new book about the Boeing 737 MAX disaster exposes the company’s allergy to the truth.
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Altercation: The Media’s Role in Biden’s Popularity Decline
Surprise: Mainstream media outlets insist they’re not to blame. But how much coverage have they given to Biden’s economic policies?
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Altercation: On the Media’s Resurrection of Chris Christie
Who, he tells us, doesn’t watch Fox News so can’t comment on it. If you believe that …
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Altercation: All Israel and the Jews Edition
The latest in books, articles, films, plays, and off-Broadway musicals
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Altercation: Big Money Is the Ultimate in Cancel Culture
Just ask Yale, where donors upended a celebrated academic program.
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How the Church Stymies Even Pope Francis
The pope has embraced greater social justice—except when it comes to women and sexuality.
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Hucksters on Parade
Today’s CEOs are essentially carnival barkers, induced to yell louder by a corroded business culture.
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The Great Pandemic and the Global Response
A Q&A with Adam Tooze about his new book on the economics of COVID
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Altercation: Even a Failed War Can Make You Lots of Money
If you’re an enterprising ex-general
