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U.S.
Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories.
We analyzed some of the most popular social studies textbooks used in California and Texas. Here’s how political divides shape what students learn about the nation’s history.There is only one set of facts.
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Travel
52 Places to Go in 2020
We picked destinations to inspire you, delight you and motivate you to explore the world.I feel little need to travel.
I learn more and better by study.
Direct observation is a great pleasure that requires preparation.
So much is noise.
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Opinion
The Academic Apocalypse
The crisis of English departments is also a crisis of faith.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Lolita_in_Tehran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress
The problem is getting paid.
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U.S.
Seven Days in January: How Trump Pushed U.S. and Iran to the Brink of War
The story of that week, and the secret planning in the months preceding it, ranks as the most perilous chapter so far in President Trump’s three years in office.Donald Trump should be removed from office.
The war powers act should be discontinued.
The Iran Nuclear Deal must be rejoined.
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Style
Two Open Marriages in One Small Room
A motorcycle accident brings together four lives that had been kept intentionally separate.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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World
Furor in Iran and Abroad After Tehran Admits Downing Ukrainian Jetliner
Ukrainian officials suggest Iran would not have admitted responsibility if investigators from Ukraine had not found missile debris in the crash wreckage.Collateral damage.
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Arts
Hudson Yards Promised a Park. They Didn’t Mention the Giant Wall.
For phase two, the developer imagines a 700-foot-long structure overshadowing the High Line. “The last thing New Yorkers need is a wall,” a state senator said.The Legislatures need to do some work.
These development plans should fail now.
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U.S.
Esper Says He Saw No Evidence Iran Targeted 4 Embassies, as Story Shifts Again
The disparity between the defense secretary and President Trump added another twist to an ever-evolving explanation for a strike on an Iranian general that led to the brink of war.Trump does not lie effectively.
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Opinion
F.D.R. Got It. Most Democrats Don’t.
Government needs to be seen, not hidden.Trump gets the politics and the economics wrong.
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World
In Blow to Beijing, Taiwan Re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as President
The victory was a remarkable comeback for Ms. Tsai and suggested that Beijing’s pressure campaign had backfired.Taiwan has voted against the P.R.C.
More can be known.
Trump has been a distraction.
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