George Soros Bet Big on Liberal Democracy. Now He Fears He Is Losing.
His enemies paint him as all-powerful, but the billionaire philanthropist believes that his political legacy has never been in greater jeopardy.
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His enemies paint him as all-powerful, but the billionaire philanthropist believes that his political legacy has never been in greater jeopardy.
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The first female Asian-American playwright on Broadway takes aim at identity and watches the audience squirm.
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Attracted by lax regulations, industrial agriculture has descended on a remote valley, depleting its aquifer — leaving many residents with no water at all.
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For more than a century, we’ve managed to think socialism is both a dead letter and the wave of the future — at the same time.
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What Can Odd, Interesting Medical Case Studies Teach Us?
Doctors can get so focused on explanation that they lose sight of the importance of description.
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How Can I Make My Partner’s Parents More Woke?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on handling racially insensitive remarks from a partner’s parents and keeping a bad actor off the board of directors.
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Parents Aren’t Good Judges of Their Kids’ Sugar Intake
Three-quarters of parents underestimated the total amount of sugar in common foods like juice, yogurt and pizza.
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Letter of Recommendation: Used Clothing
You might want to forget that a stranger once owned that jacket you bought — but you shouldn’t.
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Parker Posey Still Loves Generation X
The actress and author on the precariousness of the movie business and shouting at people from her car.
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How to Go Back to a Flip Phone
Wean yourself slowly from the smartphone. Pay more attention to geography.
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New Sentences: From Joseph O’Neill’s ‘Good Trouble’
The joys of a good parenthetical cannot be overstated.
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Behind the Cover: The Billionaire’s Losses
Inside the process for creating the covers of The New York Times Magazine. For this issue, an emotional portrait of George Soros staring off into the future.
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