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Opinion
The Electoral College Is the Greatest Threat to Our Democracy
It has not stood the test of time.The electoral college failed because the Democratic party has been neglecting its work.
Representative democracy works when there is no majority faction. The G.O.P. Has had to work for over a century to gain temporary control.
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New York
Central Park Detective Retires With the Horse He Rode In On
At 63, Detective John Reilly — perhaps New York City’s oldest uniformed officer — faces mandatory retirement. He was Central Park’s lone mounted officer.It will be a sad day.
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U.S.
Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance
The president overruled concerns from intelligence officials and the top White House lawyer about giving his son-in-law access to sensitive information.Jared Kushner may find himself in prison as a spy.
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Health
Supplements Won’t Prevent Dementia. But These Steps Might.
Scientists still have no magic shield against Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Yet there is evidence that some strategies may help.Yes, exercise helps.
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World
Trump-Kim Summit’s Collapse Exposes the Risks of One-to-One Diplomacy
President Trump, engaging in the sort of direct negotiation that his predecessors shunned, bet that his self-described skills as a master negotiator would make all the difference. They did not.There is no acceptable resolution to the division of Korea.
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Opinion
Time for Netanyahu to Go
Israel’s prime minister increasingly resembles America’s 37th president.Claiming the moral high ground as a conqueror is a long stretch.
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U.S.
Robert Kraft’s Prostitution Charges Return a Wary Palm Beach to the Tabloids
The prostitution charges against Mr. Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, have shined an uncomfortable light on one of Florida’s playgrounds for the rich.Every garden has weeds.
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U.S.
In Congressional Testimony, Cohen Plans to Call Trump a ‘Con Man’ and a ‘Cheat’
Mr. Cohen is set to publicly testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday.Yes.
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Opinion
Let’s Destroy Robocalls
Finally, something worse than Donald Trump.You will call me.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Travel
When in Venice, Eat Like a Venetian
When they want a bite, locals head to their favorite bacaro for cicchetti, the Venetian version of tapas. Here are seven of the best places to find them.I am pleased and unsurprised.
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Arts
The Palmy Days of a South Beach Shtetl
Andy Sweet’s photographs and a new film tell the story of a vanished Jewish community on the tip of Miami Beach that gave way to a glittering American Riviera.Jane Jacobs understood the cyclic nature of American cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_and_Life_of_Great_American_Cities
South Florida has been without productive industry.
Retirement communities are an industry.
Sugar and winter tomatoes count as industries
Orlando and golf are changing that along with Cuban and Puerto Rican refugees.
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U.S.
It’s Mueller’s Investigation. But Right Behind Him Is Andrew Goldstein.
The special counsel has a reputation as the all-knowing investigator, but Andrew D. Goldstein, a former Time magazine reporter, has a day-to-day role in one of the central lines of investigation.A team effort.
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Magazine
How Lindsey Graham Went From Trump Skeptic to Trump Sidekick
“What happened to me?” the senator asks. “Not a damn thing.”"I asked what “this” was. “ ‘This,’ ” Graham said, “is to try to be relevant.” Politics, he explained, was the art of what works and what brings desired outcomes. “I’ve got an opportunity up here working with the president to get some really good outcomes for the country,” he told me."
The Republican agenda is bad for the country.
Lindsey Graham is possibly a closeted gay.
I have no problems with gay.
I have big problems with the closet.
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New York
Andrew Cuomo Speaks With Jeff Bezos, Hints of ‘Other Ways’ to Clear Path for Amazon’s Return
The governor of New York has called Mr. Bezos and other Amazon executives to persuade them to resurrect their plan to build a campus in Long Island City.Andrew Cuomo does not understand economics.
Amazon has no business reason to have a major office in the City of New York.
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Opinion
It’s Time for Pharmaceutical Companies to Have Their Tobacco Moment
Elected officials have made a lot of noise about the cost of prescription drugs. Now they must demand answers from pharmaceutical companies.The drug companies are capitalist businesses.
Their fiduciary responsibility is to raise prices until
demand stops rising.
All markets are nattional markets.
In other markets the limit is the generic price, real or virtual.
The chemistry cannot be kept secret.
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Opinion
Trump, Trade and the Advantage of Autocrats
China can pay him off; places with rule of law can’t.
"But here’s the thing: Unlike the Chinese
government, the E.U. can’t order private companies to make splashy
purchases of U.S. goods. And it certainly can’t steer business to Trump
Organization properties. As a result, the chances of spiraling trade
conflict remain high.
The point is
that when it comes to dealing with Trump and his team, autocracies have
an advantage over democracies that follow the rule of law. And trade
disputes are arguably the least of it."
The nuclear politics of south Asia confuse me.
The Saudi must feel Shia is a greater enemy than Judaism.
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World
Netanyahu Indictment Closer as Israeli Prosecutor Seeks Charges
The decision, the result of a two-year investigation, imperils the prime minister’s political future just 40 days before he is to stand for re-election.The Palestinians are fighting Zionism.
Israel will not abandon Zionism.
The fighting will continue.
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Arts
Michael Jackson Cast a Spell. ‘Leaving Neverland’ Breaks It.
In a new documentary on HBO, two men accuse the star of sexually abusing them as children. Our critic wrestles with their stories, and his own fandom.Michael Jackson is dead.
"Neverland" is sold.
His estate will not encourage child abuse.
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World
Trump’s Surprising New Ally in Mexico? The Government
Mexican officials say this prevents a fight with Trump and costs little, politically, at home. But it defies López Obrador’s promises to defend migrants.Mexico likes cash.
Migrants are a sink for cash.
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Opinion
Jeremy Corbyn’s Anti-Semitic Labour Party
Jew hatred has re-entered the European mainstream. It makes an irrefutable case for the need for a Jewish homeland.Saint Luke made antisemitism a Christian duty.
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