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The Startling Evidence on Learning Loss Is In

The effects of the pandemic on children are persistent and require urgent attention.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/opinion/pandemic-school-learning-loss.html?smid=em-share

Are Democrats Whistling Past the Graveyard?

The political strategist Mike Podhorzer discusses what polls can — and can’t — say about 2024.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-michael-podhorzer.html?smid=em-share

But the act of making it seem like if this could all change if we just had a different person at the top of this is fantasy. It’s just fantasy. And that’s part of why I think it’s a real problem that important media institutions support the idea that our problems are as superficial as who we put on the ballot as different human beings, when we need to solve the underlying institutional problems.

Are Democrats Whistling Past the Graveyard?

The political strategist Mike Podhorzer discusses what polls can — and can’t — say about 2024.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-michael-podhorzer.html?smid=em-share

Meet the Champions of Nuance and Empathy We Need

Israelis and Palestinians who’ve lost family members to the conflict find strength in grieving together — and offer hope.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/opinion/israel-palestine-war-family-loss.html?smid=em-share

Universities Are Failing at Inclusion

Instead of being places where students learn other points of view, American universities have become ideological war zones.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/opinion/college-university-antisemitism-crt.html?smid=em-share

The Liberal Agenda of the 1960s Has Reached a Fork in the Road

Overturning Roe changed politics. Overturning affirmative action did not.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/opinion/abortion-dobbs-affirmation-action.html?smid=em-share

https://www.weekendreading.net/p/hiding-in-plain-sight-the-sources?r=3azmy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

‘The Embodiment of White Christian Nationalism in a Tailored Suit’

Mike Johnson’s ascension reflects the strength of white evangelical voters’ influence on the House Republican caucus.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/opinion/mike-johnson-christian-nationalism-speaker.html?smid=em-share

Get to Know the Influential Conservative Intellectuals Who Help Explain G.O.P. Extremism

A coalition of catastrophists is trying to make the next generation of Republicans believe that the country is on the verge of collapse.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/opinion/sunday/conservative-intellectuals-republicans.html?smid=em-share