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Why campus protests against Israel probably won’t be effective

A demonstrator at the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University in New York on Wednesday. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images) ...

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A better way to end road-closing protests

Pam Satterthwaite sits in her car as protesters block traffic along a highway in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/AP) ...

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Trump can’t fix what bothers conservatives about the bureaucracy

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11.04.2024 20

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The economy is strong. Why are our national finances so weak?

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office expects the federal government will be awash in debt over the next 30 years. (Matt Slocum/AP) ...

08.04.2024 30

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What if the economy is as normal as it’s going to get?

Americans want the housing market to get back to what they think of as normal. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Listen 5 min ...

03.04.2024 9

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Boeing ejected its pilot again. Good luck with a soft landing.

28.03.2024 5

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Electric cars are the future. Why is the EPA pumping the brakes?

A BP Pulse Gigahub charging station in Houston on Wednesday. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle/AP) Listen 5 min Share ...

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We’ll soon find out the true value of real estate agents

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21.03.2024 10

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Colleges are realizing they can’t ignore the truth, even if it hurts

A student looks for a seat before a lecture at the University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 22. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Listen 5 min ...

18.03.2024 10

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Congress can’t easily force ByteDance to sell TikTok

The TikTok app logo. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) Listen 6 min Share Comment on this story Comment Add...

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When treating transgender youth, how informed is informed consent?

A transgender American youth. (Rory Doyle for The Washington Post) Listen 6 min Share Comment on this story ...

08.03.2024 10

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Don’t blame shoplifting for Macy’s closing so many stores

Shoppers enter Macy's in San Francisco on Tuesday. The company announced plans to close 150 locations. (Benjamin Fanjoy/San Francisco Chronicle/AP) ...

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Google’s AI exposes tech’s left-leaning biases

Google Gemini makes unrealistic assumptions about race and politics. (Omar Marques/Sipa USA/AP) Listen 5 min Share ...

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States need to find the income-tax sweet spot

State legislatures struggle to set ideal income-tax rates. (Todd Richmond/AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this...

21.02.2024 7

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Attention, cord-cutters. The great rebundling is coming.

An ESPN camera operator works on the field during the National Football League's Pro Bowl on Feb. 4 in Orlando. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP) ...

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The good reason airlines don’t promise your family will sit together

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06.02.2024 10

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Public policy isn’t a game, but policymakers can still learn from gamers

Like game designers, policymakers need to watch for "metas." (Ricardo Arduengo/ALSAC) Listen 6 min Share Comment on...

01.02.2024 8

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Why haven’t Republicans unified to stop Trump? Because they can’t.

Former president Donald Trump and President Biden. (Matt Rourke/AP) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story ...

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Capping overdraft fees could actually hurt poor families

The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House. (Mary Altaffer/AP) ...

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How far should we be willing to go to silence Nazis?

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Why was the SEC slow on bitcoin ETF? A hacked tweet tells the tale.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds in January. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic) Listen 5 min ...

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Gentrification is a problem for cities — especially when it ends

A shattered convenience store window on H Street in D.C. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Share ...

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What happens when Harvard supporters act like Trump supporters

The John Harvard statue on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP) Listen 5 min Share ...

05.01.2024 20

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In 2024, I resolve to hear more from the women who opened doors for us

It took some courage for a woman to force the all-male Cosmos Club to let her walk through the front door. (Gerald Martineau/The Washington Post) ...

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Having lost their flexibility, pro-lifers are losing their cause

Pro-life advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in 2018. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Listen 5 min Share ...

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Why scooters and e-bikes will soon be harder to find

Bird scooters are strewn on a street in Hollywood (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this...

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Most homeowners are both richer and poorer than they understand

A "sale pending" sign in front of a property in San Francisco in April. (Jeff Chiu/AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment on...

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The world could use more jerks

Opinion The world could use more jerks By Megan McArdle Columnist | Add Follow December 12, 2023 at 6:15 a.m. EST ...

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Politicians in both parties need to face up to the national debt

He’s only a little bit responsible for today’s enormous national debt. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart) Listen 5 min Share ...

04.12.2023 5

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Why social justice activism is unlikely to get a Hollywood ending

Actor Frances McDormand accepts the Oscar for best actress in 2018. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Listen 5 min Share ...

01.12.2023 5

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Everyone’s going to have the best Thanksgiving ever

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OpenAI drama explains the human penchant for risk-taking

Sam Altman, the former leader of OpenAI, attends a gathering of chief executives in San Francisco on Nov. 16. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) ...

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There’s no need to ban TikTok or make ByteDance divest

After World War II, Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.) attached legitimate foreign policy concerns to speculation about brainwashing of the U.S....

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Real estate agent commissions might soon shrink, and that’s a good thing

A couple talks with a real estate agent about a house. (iStock) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story ...

07.11.2023 10

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial mistake? Betting on himself.

Sam Bankman-Fried is questioned during his fraud trial in federal court in New York on Tuesday. (Jane Rosenberg/Reuters) Listen 5 min ...

01.11.2023 7

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Republicans and Democrats share blame for the speaker fiasco

Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with reporters on Thursday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Share ...

27.10.2023 7

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It’s getting harder for sports leagues to monetize their biggest fans

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga during an NBA preseason game on Oct. 20. (Jeff Chiu/AP) Listen 5 min Share...

25.10.2023 10

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Republicans have created a void that’s becoming harder to escape

Rep. Jim Jordan arrives at the Capitol for a Republican Conference meeting on Thursday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Listen 4 min ...

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Canceling is wrong no matter how bad the speech

Supporters of both Israel and Palestine engage with each other at Columbia University in New York City, Oct. 12. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ...

13.10.2023 2

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To reduce crime, cities and police need to respect each other

D.C. metropolitan police officers, cadet corps and recruits gather at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in June 2020. (Amanda Voisard/for The...

12.10.2023 9

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Democrats should have helped McCarthy hold his job — for their own sake

The U.S. Capitol's Peace Monument in D.C. on Oct. 5. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this...

06.10.2023 20

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Why the U.S. never saves money on health care

A team of nurses and physicians transfers a patient with covid-19 from the emergency room at CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minn., in...

02.10.2023 30

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FTC’s firebrand chair has had Amazon in her sights a long time

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) speaks to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Capitol Hill on July 13. (Shuran Huang for The Washington Post) ...

28.09.2023 10

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Lesson from El Salvador: People prefer safe streets to human rights

A man in wrist restraints waits to be transferred to a prison in Soyapango, El Salvador, in August 2022. (Salvador Melendez/AP) Listen...

25.09.2023 10

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Children will benefit if we face this fact: Married parents are ideal

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20.09.2023 10

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Medicare can lower drug prices only by eliminating future medicines

13.09.2023 9

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ESPN-Spectrum fight pits the future of TV sports against the past

A message is displayed with QR code on Spectrum TV over the ESPN channel. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Listen 5 min Share ...

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