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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The New ‘Superpredator’ Myth
There is a misguided panic about youth gangs.
By ALEX S. VITALE
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March for Our Lives: The Students Arrive in Washington
The kids are in town.
By PATRICK CHAPPATTE
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LETTER
The Crisis in New York City Public Housing
The Legal Aid Society says the solution is simple: more money.
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LETTERS
The Quest for Fair Elections
Readers urge further scrutiny of voting here and abroad.
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LETTER
Helping Low-Income People: The Cruel Way and the Right Way
Instead of more work requirements for federal assistance, raise the minimum wage and support job-creation programs, a reader says.
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LETTERS
Bolton the Hawk Gets His Chance
Readers worry that the latest shake-up brings more hard-liners into the president’s inner circle. One calls it “patently terrifying.”
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GRAY MATTER
How Genetics Is Changing Our Understanding of ‘Race’
If scientists avoid discussing the topic candidly, racist theories will fill the vacuum.
By DAVID REICH
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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Why It’s So Hard to Reform Canadian Health Care
A mix of pride, defensiveness and terror of an American-style system makes it hard for Canada to admit where it falls short.
By DANIELLE MARTIN
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CONTRIBUTING OP-ED WRITER
If You Love High TV Bills, This Is the Merger for You
An antitrust challenge to AT&T’s merger with Time Warner is the last chance to stop pay-television bills from getting any higher.
By TIM WU
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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
How to Prevent Smart People From Spreading Dumb Ideas
Think first before you retweet that bit of fake news.
By MICHAEL J. SOCOLOW