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Age makes the miracles easier to see
As Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
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Anne Lamott
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As hostages suffer, Israel needs to make tough strategic choices
Biden or Haley? For some Democrats, it’s about who can stop Trump.
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Matt Bai
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Justin Pearson on continuing the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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This downtown D.C. clash over noise has everything
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Trump is not a colossus. And his party is a mess.
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E.J. Dionne Jr.
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Biden or Haley? For some Democrats, it’s about who can stop Trump.
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Why the Israeli hostages could be the key to peace
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Jennifer Rubin
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Why the Supreme Court ought to punt on Trump’s eligibility
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In Murdaugh’s world, you don’t have to make stuff up. Just bring the popcorn.
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D.C. shoved Black neighborhoods aside. It’s still paying the price.
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Colbert I. King
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House Republicans try to blow up the border deal they claim to want
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Catherine Rampell
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A Republican senator smeared a Biden nominee — and Democrats cowered
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Dana Milbank
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In the new Afghanistan, it’s sell your daughter or starve
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Our true feelings about race and identity are revealed in six words
The Race Card Project provides a window into America’s beating heart.
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As hostages suffer, Israel needs to make tough strategic choices
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Conservatives want to unleash the courts. They might regret asking.
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Save Black lives. Ban menthol cigarettes.
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To help Central American democracy, use pressure, not passivity
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Readers react to Michele Norris’s revealing ‘six words’
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In the new Afghanistan, it’s sell your daughter or starve
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How we learn to see history: A case study at the National Cathedral
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