Teaching Poetry in the Age of AI Teaching Poetry in the Age of AI
Poetry, perhaps more than any other genre, shows us how important it is to connect with a real human presence.
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Ka$h Patel’s Bourbon Swag Is Part of a Larger Branding Disaster Ka$h Patel’s Bourbon Swag Is Part of a Larger Branding Disaster
The FBI director is targeting reporters and his own agents to stop embarrassing leaks.
The Managerial Anguish of Democratic Leaders The Managerial Anguish of Democratic Leaders
Trump’s corruption is personal, so why do Democrats keep making it about procedure?
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Hungary Just Showed How to Kick Out a Strongman Hungary Just Showed How to Kick Out a Strongman
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How Trump’s Deportation Regime Is Reshaping Schools How Trump’s Deportation Regime Is Reshaping Schools
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Why Pope Leo Gets Under Trump’s Skin Why Pope Leo Gets Under Trump’s Skin
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Our endorsement of marijuana legalization comes after decades of questioning the fundamental assumptions of the War on Drugs.
Politics
How California’s Kids Are Taking On Big Oil How California’s Kids Are Taking On Big Oil
After last year’s devastating wildfires, young Californians are spearheading a growing movement to force polluters—not taxpayers—to pay for the damage.
New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers
Five years after they began organizing for it, deliveristas have a space to rest and charge their e-bikes.
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Jeff Bezos said The Washington Post would no longer publish opinion pieces critical of free markets. Recent editorials show just how seriously the paper has taken this mandate.
Books & the Arts
Robert Coover at Bat Robert Coover at Bat
The postmodern writer’s 1968 baseball novel is strange and poignant—a work of fiction that ultimately argues for the vitality of fiction itself.
A Louisiana Private School’s All-American Grift A Louisiana Private School’s All-American Grift
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A Climate Change Novel That Questions Everything A Climate Change Novel That Questions Everything
In God and Sex, Jon Raymond has recontextualized timeless novelistic questions—on faith and love—in an era of environmental collapse.
World
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The Honeymoon Is Over Between Trump and Europe’s Far Right The Honeymoon Is Over Between Trump and Europe’s Far Right
Viewing an alliance with Trumpist America as a liability.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy
“I am a woman of peace.”
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