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Navigating the Met Gala stairs in your outfit
Ranked from highest to lowest risk of falling.
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State laws measure if a woman is close enough to death for an abortion
Ann Telnaes cartoon on state abortion laws.
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The New York Times bashed Biden for dodging questions. Good.
The White House is helping set a new norm, and a dubious one at that.
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Maybe it’s time for the Fed to start obfuscating a little bit
Inflation is higher than the Federal Reserve wants. What should it do?
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To the Gaza protesters helping to elect Trump: Give it a rest
You must have been doing for the last eight years what Trump has been doing in court the last three weeks: Napping.
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Call the campus protests what they are
It’s neither neutral, nor accurate, to call them “antiwar” or “pro-Palestinian.”
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The 2024 electorate is more interesting than either candidate
Put aside the sour, glowering Biden and Trump, and let’s talk about how the voters might break down.
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Readers critique The Post: Get Trump’s face out of our face
Here are this week's Free for All letters.
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The dangerous new call for regime change in Beijing
Republicans criticize Biden for being too soft on Beijing. Their preferred approach is much more dangerous.
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Trans-identified kids deserve an open debate on the science of care
Psychiatrists learned the wrong lesson from the gay rights movement.
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Journalism in India is under assault
Journalists are being expelled, investigated and raided by the Modi government.
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Protesting Georgians are begging for real support from the West
It’s time to target the oligarchs who are pulling the country into Russia’s orbit.
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This should be a 5-alarm fire for anyone who cares about inflation
With the 2024 election approaching, the central bank’s independence is on the line.
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Trump keeps warning us about his second term. Are you listening?
In a wide-ranging interview with Time, the former president shared his plans to reshape the country if he’s elected this fall.
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Columbia is teaching its students the wrong lessons
Use of force to break up peaceful protests makes the university into a school for oppression.
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There’s too much God in the law and too little weed
Plus: The Challenger disaster. Tax-filing programs.
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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Answering reader questions about bird flu
Yes, it’s still safe to drink milk even if avian flu virus fragments are in the milk supply.
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Imagine what Trump would do if he won total immunity. Or maybe don’t.
Giving up on the idea of equal justice under the law isn’t a solution to the risk of partisan prosecutions. Plus, Trump should welcome his gag order!
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On Press Freedom Day, little to celebrate for Hong Kong’s journalists
The good news is Hong Kong has scrapped its plan to introduce a “fake news” law. The bad news is with other repressive tools, they no longer need it.
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Who cares about campaign stops? I’m answering your questions.
Karen’s live chat with readers starts at 12 p.m. ET on Thursday. Submit your questions now.
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Percival Everett on reimagining ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’
Acclaimed author Percival Everett joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about Everett’s latest novel, “James,” which reexamines Jim from Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in an attempt to give the character “control of his own story.” Everett also tackles the issue of book bans across the country, Twain’s use of the n-word in his literature and why Everett believes “it belongs there.” Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
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Campuses are grappling with the Gaza war. So are our columnists.
On the newest episode of “Impromptu,” our writers wrestle with the impact of the nationwide protests.
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Young Georgians want to be part of Europe. Their government is in the way.
A punitive proposed “foreign agent” law could block the country’s path to the European Union and NATO.
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Democratic politicians aren’t looking for student protesters’ support
To push their cause successfully, the demonstrators should reconsider their tactics.
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Hungary’s Orban loves China. Why do CPAC and Heritage love him?
Why would U.S. conservatives convene in the home of Xi Jinping’s best friend in Europe?
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Biden needs to be braver on cannabis reform
Marijuana is not harmless, and the government needs to do something about it.
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How civil rights law distorts the anti-Zionism vs. antisemitism debate
The wrongs of campus protests can’t be adequately righted or even defined by civil rights law.
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The space shuttle that never came home
Seventy-three seconds after liftoff, Challenger exploded before millions of American eyes. Here is the story of its final moments.
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