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Overlooked No More: James Sakoda, Whose Wartime Internment Inspired a Social Science Tool
After documenting his experience in Japanese American internment camps, Sakoda helped bring the study of human behavior to the computer…
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A Wealthy ‘Anti-Woke’ Activist Joins the 2024 Presidential Field
Vivek Ramaswamy, 37, has made a name for himself in right-wing circles by opposing corporate efforts to advance political, social…
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The Smartphone and the Sources of Teenager Despair
American teenagers, and especially American teenage girls, are increasingly miserable: more likely to entertain suicidal thoughts and act on them,…
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Business
Meta to Reinstate Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts
Donald Trump had been barred from the social media platforms after the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol. Twitter…
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Ron DeSantis Likes His Culture Wars for a Reason
Here’s a question: What does Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida think about Medicare? Medicaid? Social Security? The Affordable Care Act?…
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Why Republican Politicians Still Hate Medicare
The Republicans who now control the House will soon try to slash Social Security and Medicare. They plan to achieve…
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We’re Going to Miss Greed and Cynicism
It’s 2023. What will the new year bring? The answer, of course, is that we don’t know. There are a…
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Business
Twitter to Ban Accounts That Promote Rival Social Media
The move may affect giant social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, as well as smaller ones like Mastodon and…
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The Left’s Fever Is Breaking
It’s no secret that many left-wing activist groups and nonprofits, roiled by the reckonings over sexual harassment and racial justice…
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Trump Struggles, but America Is Still Feverish
Has America’s fever broken? An optimist could make a case. Donald Trump, the central figure in America’s febrile ailment, was…