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Opinion
The Trojan Horse in the Tax Bill
Paul Ryan gets what he wanted.The pain for the 90% will intensify.
"Revolutions come on rising expectations"
Much of the country thinks their lot is improving.
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Opinion
The Best Parts of a Dreadful Tax Bill
There aren’t many, but they do exist.The federal tax code is social engineering.
This bill destroys the engineering without replacing it.
There is no secret in this.
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Books
‘Cat Person’ Author, Kristen Roupenian, Gets 7-Figure Book Deal
A collection from Kristen Roupenian, whose debut story in The New Yorker became the magazine’s second most-read article of the year, will be published by Scout Press in 2019.An overnight success after twenty years of effort.
She will try to tell more stories.
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N.Y. / Region
How Cuts in Basic Subway Upkeep Can Make Your Commute Miserable
Decisions to scale back routine maintenance turned this year into the subway’s worst since the 1970s.The state of New York agreed to pay most of the costs of the subway. It does not do so.
The actual cost of operation is much greater the than the revenue from fares and advertising.
Find the money to operate the system.
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U.S.
Woman Who Fatally Shot Boyfriend in YouTube Stunt Pleads Guilty
In June, Monalisa Perez, of Minnesota, shot at a thick book that her boyfriend was holding. She pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter.A stupid stunt ended badly.
It pays to experiment before doing the stunt.
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Opinion
The Tax Bill Shows the G.O.P.’s Contempt for Democracy
Republicans are in a mad dash to emancipate us from the welfare state — no time for the niceties of deliberation.People vote.
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Opinion
The Ghoulish Pursuit of Executing a Terminally Ill Inmate
Our judges find themselves in the ghastly business of the minute machinery of death — how we prick and poke, slice and cut, and poison the condemned.Sadists are pleasured by inflicting pain.
I could not supply the Alabama judiciary with puppies.
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World
Trump Threatens to End American Aid: ‘We’re Watching Those Votes’ at the U.N.
The General Assembly is to vote on Thursday on a resolution that would condemn President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armageddon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_eschatology
Regime change.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_imperialism
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Opinion
Susan Rice: When America No Longer Is a Global Force for Good
President Trump’s National Security Strategy articulates an “America First” vision that may only make America weak.Let the diplomats work.
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U.S.
Without New Laws or Walls, Trump Presses the Brake on Legal Immigration
The administration says its tougher stand on visa and green card applications will protect Americans from terrorism and job loss, but some call it arbitrary.Trump may get a war, a revolution.
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