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@nytopinion.nytimes.com sr. staff editor. Listen to your friend Billy Zane.
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
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November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Opinion | Tune Into the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Justices Will Be Squirming.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Opinion | The French Know How to Do Food. Even When It’s Frozen.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Many years ago, a kid came to the door trick or treating wearing a red Yankee cap and when I said "Fred Durst?" it clearly made his night.

Last night, a kid was dressed as a kpop demon hunter--which I had heard of but never seen--and I said "Matador?" Completely justified scowl in response.
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Opinion | How the Supreme Court Paved the Way for Revenge Prosecutions
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November 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Bonus gift link: "Article I belongs to Congress, and where the president is given a narrower set of defined duties, the national legislature is handed a broad array of powers, including powers that, under the British constitution, had been the king’s." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | The Empty Promises of Trump’s Imperial Presidency
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October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Opinion | Why Is Marriage Less Attractive Than Ever?
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October 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Opinion | Adelita Grijalva Just Wants to Get to Work. The House Speaker Won’t Let Her.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Opinion | For Shame, North Carolina. For Shame.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Opinion | America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning
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October 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Standing Up for the Beauty of a Good Bloody Mary
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October 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Opinion | The Sewer Socialism of Zohran Mamdani
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October 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Opinion | Wacky Labels and Silly Names Are Killing Craft Beer
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October 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Back from vacation. Today's gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans
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October 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Friends episode 3/13 w/Ross reading "Race" by Studs Terkel is about as much of a throwback to a different era as you can get.
October 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
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October 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Opinion | These 6 Charts Explain Why the Government Shut Down
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October 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Today's gift link.

"Debate over the tactical wisdom of the Democrats’ decision should not obscure the responsibility of Mr. Trump and the Republican Party. Mr. Trump is threatening to hurt Americans in two ways and forcing Democrats to choose which one to prevent." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | The Real Stakes of the Shutdown
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October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A colleague got an almond croissant for me the other day from this Brooklyn spot and it was the best one I’ve ever had, here or in France.
September 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Opinion | The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left
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September 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
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September 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and “sausage on a stick” products have been recalled by Hillshire Brands because there may be pieces of wood in the batter, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
58 Million Pounds of Corn Dogs Are Recalled Because of Wood in the Batter
Hillshire Brands voluntarily recalled the products after at least five people reported injuries because of pieces of wood in the products’ batter.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM