Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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L.G. Patterson / AP Mizzou's Football Team Tries to Sack the University's President
Thirty-two student athletes join the effort to force the school’s leader to step down over allegations of systemic racism on campus.
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On Supporting the Troops, With Camo-Themed Headwear
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What Rankles About the NFL's Paid Role in 'Salutes to the Heroes'
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Reuters Body Cameras and the Death of a 6-Year-Old Boy
Police say footage of an officer-involved shooting contributed to prosecutors’ decision to press charges.
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On the Sociology and Economics of Omnipresent Noise
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Evan Vucci / AP There Won’t Be a Keystone XL Pipeline
President Obama has rejected the plan for the 1,661-mile project to transport crude oil from the Canadian tar sands to Texas's Gulf Coast.
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The ‘Paid Patriotism’ Chronicles
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Paid Patriotism: I Hadn't Been Cynical Enough
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Courtesy of Tyler Jost Quoted
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On Natural, and Less Natural, Approaches to the Autumn Season
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The Fresno-Detroit Link: Poetry, and the Unglamorous Home of American Dreams
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Civic Engagement Update: First Step With the Advisory Neighborhood Commission
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Quoted
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Google Street View A Stabbing Spree on a California College Campus
Police have shot and killed the suspect in an attack Wednesday at the University of California, Merced.
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The Two-Stroke Engine: A Remnant of Poor-Country Technology in Rich Countries
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